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Originally Posted by randy500
Picture one "cable nut" push cable toward driver a bit and there is a black plastic bushing, push it towards driver to release from pedal, the bushing has a slit for the cable to slide off. Follow that cable to the firewall from the passenger compartment and the cable sheath has 2 tabs to compress to release the cable from the firewall.
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Thank you VERY MUCH. Have to say I was stumped by your description of a black plastic bushing on the pedal. Mine is white (ha!). It's called an Accelerator Throttle Cable Lock Ring Retainer. Had I worn my glasses in the first place, I may have seen how easy it is to remove. Pair of small pliers and done.
So then it was time to "tackle" the "cable sheath" as you call it, which is at the firewall (pictured). I couldn't see nor feel those tabs, even with the center firewall pad partially removed. So I removed the pad to see what's up, which meant having to remove things I wasn't "prepared for". This is a complete tear down project anyhow, so I dug in.
Contrary to what I've read the tabs are not on the top and bottom of this piece, they're on the sides. There probably isn't a wrong way, but possibly easier to remove as I found it. I still couldn't make out the tabs, but this tool found them easy peazy. Just squeeze a little bit and you're done.
I learned a lot today, including how plugs get stuck in the fuse box (for kick down and radio combination plug). That and how to remove a wire from a plug. About time too. For what it's worth I've attached a picture of the "sheath" at the firewall. Nice to learn new stuff, which is everyday I work on this truck.
