Has anyone successfully found a long-term solution for eliminating the dead-play in the accelerator on a S197? I am not talking about throttle lag (a hesitation after going WOT) or throttle hang (where the throttle plate takes a split second to close after you've released the accelerator), but rather a mechanical 1/8"-1/4" dead-play in the throttle. I can tap the gas pedal repeatedly without ever causing the RPM's to rise. It's been documented that the brushes aren't contacting the traces in the transducer until a certain point.
So far there are 3 solutions, none of which seem to be "safe" for long-term use:
1). Bending the brushes
2). Using tape + material to pre-load the pedal
3). Shifting the cover to move the brush/trace contact point
Why hasn't anyone developed a permanent fix? This dead-play makes shifting the manual rather clunky.
So far there are 3 solutions, none of which seem to be "safe" for long-term use:
1). Bending the brushes
2). Using tape + material to pre-load the pedal
3). Shifting the cover to move the brush/trace contact point
Why hasn't anyone developed a permanent fix? This dead-play makes shifting the manual rather clunky.