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Removal (4.7L)

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CAUTION: Be careful not to damage or kink the cable core wire (within the cable sheathing) while servicing accelerator pedal or throttle cable.
  1. From inside vehicle, hold up accelerator pedal. Remove plastic cable retainer (clip) and throttle cable core wire from upper end of pedal arm. See Figure. Plastic cable retainer (clip) snaps into pedal arm.
  2. Remove cable core wire at pedal arm. From inside vehicle, remove clip holding cable to dash panel. See Figure. Remove air box at throttle body.
  3. Unsnap cable from dash panel routing clip. Remove cable housing from dash panel and pull into engine compartment.
  4. Using finger pressure only, disconnect accelerator cable connector at throttle body bellcrank pin by pushing connector off bellcrank pin towards front of vehicle. See Fig 1. DO NOT try to pull connector off perpendicular to the bellcrank pin. Connector will be broken.
  5. Lift accelerator cable from top of cable cam. See Fig 1.
  6. Press tab to release plastic cable mount from bracket. See Fig 2. Press on tab only enough to release cable from bracket. If tab is pressed too much, it will be broken. Slide plastic mount towards passenger side of vehicle to remove cable from bracket. See Fig 2.
  7. Remove throttle cable from vehicle.
Fig 1: Locating Accelerator Cable At Bell Crank (4.7)
G00211334Courtesy of CHRYSLER CORP.
Fig 2: Locating Accelerate Cable Release Tab (4.7L)
G00211335Courtesy of CHRYSLER CORP.
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