Throttle linkage wobble, Worn bushings? Options

[Rough_Rider]

Do you ever get stuck into somehitng something & wish you hadn't ??

Was fiddling with pedal board, lead to switching to an alluminium one, lead to throlle cable adjustment, lead to this..... The flat metal piece highlighted below doesn't just move fore & aft I can wiggle it left & right. Should their be any side to side play, I'm presuming NO.

Time to switch bushings??

[davep]

BTW, I had brass bushings in one car almost 20 years ago. I found they tended to wobble on their own. Since then I usually go for the original plastic parts. They may have improved the metal bushings since then. The metal ones are not affected by brake fluid directly, although given enough time for brake fluid to cause rust in the assembly there is little difference in the outcome. The roll pin is the most tricky part of the procedure, but I managed to do it, so almost anyone can. New throttle pedals are pretty stiff and don't flop around. Worn out pedals will flop sideways, and provide almost no return spring action of their own. I usually buy a new pedal when replacing the bushings. Just be sure not to wrap the throttle and clutch cables around each other, that can cause no end of problems.