Throttle return spring

[stuart_k]

Should there be one? Can't find anything about it nor can I see where one would attach. There was one fitted to my car using a bracket attached to exhaust/manifold clamp. I've put it back in the same place otherwise I would have no throttle return but it seems like a bit of a Heath Robinson affair and I'm sure it isn't supposed to be there. Can anyone enlighten me? Pic of mine:[frame][/frame]

[PSL184]

That is correct. You are lucky you still have the bracket - Most are hooked under the manifold clamp

[bmcecosse]

Yes - that's the one. It's 'interesting' when it snaps (just where the wire is cut by the bracket!) and the engine goes instantly to full throttle! BMC did it long before Toyota. And yes - it has happened to me, on the outside lane of a Mway, passing a line of trucks. Amazing how fast a Traveller can go! Once past the trucks, pulled over (now doing well into the fuel gauge!) and switched off before dipping the clutch and running to a halt. Quick tweak of the broken end with pliers - should be ok for another 50K miles, I imagine ?

[stuart_k]

It is supposed to be there? Now I've seen everything. I would have bet good money that was incorrect. Good job I'm not a gambling man

[stuart_k]

Yes - that's the one. It's 'interesting' when it snaps (just where the wire is cut by the bracket!) and the engine goes instantly to full throttle!

Yikes! I did notice that without the spring the throttle just flies open. That must have been a brown trouser moment.

[billlobban]

Mine has 2 One as above and a second one attached to piece of what looks like coathanger wire and from their to a hole drilled in the panel below. Non original and I didnt fit it but it seems to work quite well. Second spring is not very strong but manages to close the throttle on its own.

[jmcar]

As an aside, my return spring broke going dow a rather steep hill just outside of Paris on a bit of a road-trip. Having put the car in neutral, turned off the ignition and coasted to a stop at the bottom of the hill I got out and diagnosed the problem. This was then fixed with a random piece of binding wire I had in the boot linking the bracket and the broken spring. Needless to say this fix lasted at least another 10 years until I got round to replacing the spring. Goes to show binding wire has a thousand useful uses

[billlobban]

As any good engineer would explain - If it doesnt move and its meant to WD40. If it moves and isnt meant to binding wire (or duck tape)

[kittyfell]

Perhaps all Toyota owners should carry a bit of binding wire.