How to fix a hand throttle!

[G69]

A tedious job well done. Now is the time to insure throttle plates are wide open with pedal against floor stop.

[fatiherol54]

Thanks for your valuable information.

[kys911t]

OK thankful for this thread. I just got through with the replacement of that broke nylon/plastic piece. I did remove the driver side seat. This made the access much easier. I also had to remove the 13mm nut on the hand throttle to get the handbrake assembly out enough to access the broken part. Replacement was fairly easy. I had noted in the previous thread that to be careful not to lose the locking spanner thingee, so a stuffed the the area around with a rag just in case so it would not drop down in the tunnel. After getting the handbrake assembly back into place, I had to get this new piece on to the accelerator cable. Not as bad as I thought considering I did it through the small adjustment hole. All done and working again. Thanks again everyone.

[HarryD]

My throttle rod bushes have perished. To confirm, in my 1973, there are two: One accessed under the shifter and the other at the rear coupler cover. Coprrect?

[edmayo]

and one under the handbrake.

[HarryD]

and one under the handbrake.

Ed. Thanks for the help and advice.

[HarryD]

Just replaced all three bushes. In the process dropped one in the tunnel and after an hour I gave up and bought a fourth one. Not hard but a big pain. Hope I never have to do this again.

[generalsmirnov]

Great guide thank you! It is certainly a "needle hands" job. I've never seen a car that has these bushings still intact, and the replacements are stupidly expensive. Still, it's worth it because I don't like that sound of the throttle rod rattling against the tunnel every time you step on the pedal.