1990 Legacy (MT) Cruise Control Troubleshooting?

[J. Kleimeyer]

Hello:

I have a 1990 Legacy (Manual Trans), and the cruise control has suddenly
stopped working. When I turn on the main dashboard suitch, I hear a
click on the passenger side (relay?), but nothing happens when I use the
switch on the steering column to activate it.

Does anyone have any troubleshooting ideas which will help me locate the
problem?

Thanks,

James

 

[John Eyles]

Does anyone have any troubleshooting ideas which will help me locate the

problem?

I'll be willing to bet money that it's the "pedal stop" on the clutch
pedal. It's a little white nylon gizmo that presses into a hole near
the top of the pedal arm and presses against a fixed switch when the
pedal is not depressed. On mine, it failed after 50K miles or so
(the switch just mangles the pedal stop). The replacements have
been failing at an even greater rate, and I've finally just taped
a penny in place of mine and it works fine.

I cannot explain it. Maybe a batch of pedal stops got mfg'ed from
faulty (too soft) nylon ? I mean, my first one lasted a reasonable
amount of time, but some of the replacements have lasted only a
few months. Or maybe my clutch pdeal return spring is way too
strong, but I haven't noticed anything weird except the pedal is kinda
squeaky. Or maybe it's something about my driving style ?

Good luck, John

 

[J. Kleimeyer]

I'll be willing to bet money that it's the "pedal stop" on the clutch
pedal. It's a little white nylon gizmo that presses into a hole near
the top of the pedal arm and presses against a fixed switch when the
pedal is not depressed. On mine, it failed after 50K miles or so
(the switch just mangles the pedal stop). The replacements have
been failing at an even greater rate, and I've finally just taped
a penny in place of mine and it works fine.

I cannot explain it. Maybe a batch of pedal stops got mfg'ed from
faulty (too soft) nylon ? I mean, my first one lasted a reasonable
amount of time, but some of the replacements have lasted only a
few months. Or maybe my clutch pdeal return spring is way too
strong, but I haven't noticed anything weird except the pedal is kinda
squeaky. Or maybe it's something about my driving style ?

Good luck, John

John:

That possibility never crossed my mind. I will take a look at it in the
morning. Thanks for the heads-up.

-James