Throttle Pedal issues (non e-gas)

So I've never been happy with the level of responsiveness of my gas/throttle pedal on my '99 cab so I decided to dig in and lube the inside of the pedal per a few threads around here. I have to say, getting the pedal and in particular the throttle cable all back together was quite a challenge. The end of the throttle cable which fits in the bottom of the pedal was a real bear to get back in place as it has almost no excess play and is located just below the level of the carpet. Anyway, I finally got it all back together and now my throttle is even stickier than when I started. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. My pedal was way more complicated than the other disassembled pedals I have seen pictures of. My pedal has three pivots inside, one for the cruise control and two for the throttle cable. I don't have pictures at the moment as it is all back together. One thought I had was that the cables in the pedal may not have been put together the exact same orientation as when they came out. The cables could have some built-in "bend" to them from being in the same position for 15 years which may be causing some binding. Thanks in advance. -A Frustrated DIY Guy

Dam..... Thats a pain... If that happened to mine, I would go in again and check everything went back together correctly. Is it squeaking, or not returning fast enough? Before you go in again, can you find the other end of the cable? Maybe it's that end where the binding is happening in the engine compartment. Has some debris been thrown from the road to hit the cable guide tube under the car somewhere. Hey.... I am only giving a few ideas as I have never had to deal with this problem. Good luck.

Have to repeat that recommendation to recheck your work. I don't think the cabling is formed like say coolant hoses. What can happen with throttle cables after a while is one or more strands of a cable wears through. This is generally ok until or unless the cable is messed with. As the cable is bent, straightened, the ends of these worn strands get dislodged from where they were and protude out now and can drag against the cable housing. As a result, the once smooth operating cable now has a lot of drag. If this is what happened in the cases of you car's cable, replacement is the only cure. But check your work first.

Thanks guys. I will be taking it apart again and checking for binding. I may even get a bike cable and try to reproduce the problem outside of the car (if the binding is inside the pedal itself). In the mean time I found this: http://www.rennline.com/PDF/A13_install_PG1,2,3_web.pdf which does show some interior pictures of the Pedal.

So I took out the pedal per your advice and it became clear that when I put it together the first time, two of the pivot points were not in the proper position relative to each other. Once I got it all back in place and reassembled it, it fit well. Now my accelerator is smooth as silk! Thanks for the help.