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What have you tried? On Bowden cables you can take the whole thing and soak it in engine oil overnight and really get it saturated, then leave it to drain for another day before installing it.

Make sure nothing's clamped too tight.

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Overdrive lockout cables are another that often rust and can benefit from some occasional oil. On those cables, the inner wire has a tendency to rust to the outer housing. To a lesser extent, the long steel rod and sleeve assy positioned just before the OD lever connection can also have issues. All areas of the cable in the lower areas under the car where it is exposed to moisture are vulnerable. If a cable is rusted and hard to move, forcing the under dash OD knob in with a lot of pressure can push the cable housing right out of the crimped area at the end where it attaches to the bracket assy.

If the rust is severe, it usually becomes necessary to remove a cable from the car and let it soak in a thin penetrating fluid before motor oil will do much good. I also found it helps to coil the cable as tight as possible without going so tight as to cause a kink or other damage. The tight coiling lets the wrapped around wire that forms the outer housing spread the wire coils slightly which opens gaps so any fluid or oil can more easily reach the inner wire.

On the routing clamps, pay attention if a clamp is close to where the cable needs to make a bend to go under the car or to reach an attachment point on a mechanism. Too tight a bend radius will cause hard to move issues.

Mine isn’t easy, but when I pull it out, it stays, like cruise control. It needs to hold its position. You could disconnect from linkage, point the end to the shy and squirt some light oil down the sheath. And lubricate the linkage. But when you pull it out, you don’t want the accelerator spring to pull it back.

I did the lubrication thing many years ago. Perhaps worth another try? It is only clamped at one point, right at the end where the inner cable comes out, and it is not pressing on the outer housing.

I don't recall that the throttle cable was ever very free and easy on any of my 1940 Packards. Back then, with no Internet people to ask, I just presumed that was the way it was supposed to be and, as it made a relatively good cruise control, I never messed with it.

In my parts stash found part of a dash with a water temp and oil pressure gauges, maybe send them in for repair then just swap?? Reminder, if anyone has a good used 1940 super steering gear available would like one. Thanks