Cruise Control System: Actuator: Removal

CAUTION:

Be careful not to apply excessive load to the wire cable when adjusting and/or installing; otherwise, the actuator may be deformed or damaged.
Do not bend the cable sharply with a radius less than 100 mm (3.94 in); otherwise, cable may bend permanently, resulting in poor performance.
When installing the cable, be careful not to sharply bend or pinch the inner cable; otherwise, the cable may break.

Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
Remove the clip bands from cruise control cable.
Loosen the nut which secures cruise control cable end to throttle cam, and then remove the cable from throttle cam.

Fig 1: Locating Cruise Control Cable Nut
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Remove the four actuator attaching bolts.
Remove the actuator while disconnecting the connector.

Fig 2: Removing Actuator Attaching Bolts
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