Cruise Control Cable Adjustment
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1998 Pontiac Grand Am, 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva, and 1998 Buick Skylark. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
On 3.1L engine, DO NOT remove adjustment lock from cruise control cable. If adjustment lock is removed from cable, cruise control cable must be replaced.
On 3.1L engine, use long nose pliers to depress tabs until adjustment lock on cruise control cable is disengaged. Cable should move freely in and out of adjuster. Hold throttle at closed position. Pull on cable conduit to take up slack in cable. Engage adjustment lock. On 2.4L engine, hold throttle at closed position and adjust thumb screw to remove any slack.