f11

I noticed the throttle cable cam is cracked this afternoon - can this be purchased by itself or am I going to have to buy a whole kit? Is it a big deal to replace just this part? Man, this thing sure ain't no '99 Miata!

skruggs964

Welcome to the club of "the slippery slope"!

The more closely I look at my 964...the more stuff I realize I need to fix or upgrade.

Eggplant Cab

I posted the same thing a day ago and no one answered. Must not be a common problem.

JasonAndreas

I can't find the plastic piece anywhere in PET, it might be part of the cruise control (which I don't have) cable assembly? The metal support is part #964-110-219-02 and the cable assembly is part #964-110-025-02. MSRP on the cable is $87.20 so you should be able to find it for around $40USD if that is what you need?

Eggplant Cab

Thanks Jason. That was very helpful. I'm going to the dealer's tomorrow to get the part # and report back.

KY-91C2

I've just noticed this problem on my 91 C2, also, having two cracks propagating up the throttle cable cam. Has anyone had any luck finding a part number for this, or an aftermarket supplier that sells them? I couldn't find it in PET, nor could I find one for sale at a few of the larger vendors.

Thanks,

Ron
91 C2 Cabriolet
85.5 944 NA

Marc Shaw

Mine's cracked too - anybody good at fabricating them out of aluminum?

Marc

C4Russ

They are not cracked...they have been stress relieved.

botoo

WOW, you must have taken a picture of mine. It looks just like that, crack and all.

dutchcrunch

if this is the cruise control cam i ordered one for my car, 1990 c2. give me till sunday to dog that info up. i will get back to you. if i am not mistaken it comes in a kit and was not too exspensive.

f11

My shop gurus said that cam doesn't come by itself from the "factory" and that to get it you need to buy the whole throttle housing for C$1K. I'd hope parts like this are available somewhere without buying the factory package.

dutchcrunch, I'll be interested in what you come up with. Alternately, if there just isn't a source, I'll look into an aluminum fabrication replacement.

Eggplant Cab - I can't believe how similar our two pix are... honest, I didn't notice your post before putting mine up. From the sounds of things, this isn't that uncommon a problem, so surely there must be a reasonable solution out there somewhere.

Rod

dutchcrunch

i ask if this is the cruise control cam??? if so the speed control part kit # 964 110 970 50 is what i ordered for my 1990c2, mind you it was for the cruise control cable. can you take a bigger area picture.

dutchcrunch

i went to look at my car, i think this is your cruise control, do you have cruise control. the throttle does not have a plastic cam but is all metal except for the throttle cable retainer. i would bet that this is what you need and its about 30 or so dollars and comes in a kit with a spring and new retaining clip and what not. my car is 1990 so check that that part number applies to your car as i dont want to say that this will fit yours too. hope this helps you out. ordered thru discount porsche parts dealer like sunset for that price.

f11

dutchcrunch, I'll shoot another picture from a bit further back, showing the whole engine bay so you can see the cam's relationship to the surrounding bits and pieces. I hope you're right - $30 is a lot more reasonable than $1000 for that piece.

My understanding is that the 1990 and 1991 were not that different in many regards, even across the C2 and C4 models. I do have cruise, so you could have the solution as JasonAndreas originally pointed out - but it disturbs me a little that my shop guys didn't figure this out when I asked them - I sent them the same image I posted here.

Rod

dutchcrunch

thats cruise control cable. you should be able to have some one step on accelerator and that cam should not move if you want to be sure but i guarantee it is cruse cable cam. i will get you the part number.