Just wanted to thank everyone on this thread. Was expecting a horrible repair, as this has been driving me to drink for several months. My stick throttle has been slipping ever since I had the throttle cables replaced (diesel pump died, and had to be rebuilt, so I thought as long as the repair guy was in there, I would have the broken cable repaired). I mowed most of the summer pedaling the throttle to maintain my PTO speed. After a couple of hours of fighting this afternoon, I finally looked at the forums to see if anyone else was fighting the same issue, and how intensive the repair is. This was so easy, I am feeling a bit sheepish that I waited so long to find the method and complete the repair. Thanks for all the input.