A Sticking Throttle is Dangerous Thing

With all the rain, my little leaks have resulted in a gas pedal that does not pivot freely. Referring to the JPEG, the steel shaft (7) gets rusty and fills the space inside the bushings (2) with crud. The throttle spring at the engine is not strong enough to overcome the binding and the throttle sticks – not good. To fix this problem, Tom first removed the pedal then the two screws that hold the support (3) to the floor. He then forced the shaft out of the support exposing the rusty portion. Sandpaper removed the crud and some grease coated the shaft both lubricating and protecting the shaft from further rusting, then it was all put back together and everything is safe again.