Vinyl refresh/throttle stick

[MilosJ]

Hi guys, couple of questions for you. I need suggestions.
I want to clean vinyl upholstery and since I am form Serbia I cant buy any specific product you suggest me but I can try to find something similar with the same base chemicals/ingredients. Can you tell me with what do you maintain you vinyl.
Next thing I wanted to ask is about shifter/throttle stick. It has a lot of play in it and you have to really push hard to engage/disengage from a gear and it is sometimes hard to feel when it is in neutral. Do you have any suggestions on how to fix that if it is possible at all. Like tighten some cables or clean it somehow. Thanks in advance.

1995 Maxum 1800 SB

[mmwjr]

I use Meguiars vinyl and rubber cleaner protectant.

[mmwjr]

What model throttle control do you have? In most cases it will need to be replaced.

[MilosJ]

Originally Posted by mmwjr

What model throttle control do you have? In most cases it will need to be replaced.

I think it is a quicksilver commander 3000.

[mmwjr]

Yes it is. I have the same model but slightly older and different looking. I have not had any issues but have read where others have had to replace due to what you are expiercing.

[MilosJ]

Originally Posted by mmwjr

Yes it is. I have the same model but slightly older and different looking. I have not had any issues but have read where others have had to replace due to what you are expiercing.

I have read somewhere that it is common for cables to hurt the performance. I will open it, lube it and try to find the new cables or just clean and lube the old ones. I that doesnt fix it I will probably buy a new one. I just wanted to hear if anyone else had the similar experience to mine.

[mmwjr]

A cable issue is typically hard to shift or throttle up and down but not to cause play.

[MilosJ]

Originally Posted by mmwjr

A cable issue is typically hard to shift or throttle up and down but not to cause play.

Well with play I can live with, its not that bad of an issue. But it is really hard to change gears and its not always clear what happened when you do because it doesnt click when put in neutral.

[mmwjr]

Try disconnecting the throttle cable from the carburetor and see if things change then disconnect the shift cable from the shift lever and see if it moves easier. If no improvement replace the cables, the part numbers are on their outer jackets.

[MilosJ]

Originally Posted by mmwjr

Try disconnecting the throttle cable from the carburetor and see if things change then disconnect the shift cable from the shift lever and see if it moves easier. If no improvement replace the cables, the part numbers are on their outer jackets.

Had the same idea, thanks for the input.