Stuck controls - can't shift or move throttle

[mdrducks]

About 40 stink bugs spent the winter in my controls. The throttle worked a few times and then jammed. I'm guessing I smashed a few stink bugs and the throttle locked in place (or could be a coincidence). I disassembled and cleaned what I could see... the cleaning did no good. Any ideas on what to do? Anyone know what style control this is in case I need to order a new one? Thanks

[L&M]

Disconnect the cables at the box first to eliminate a frozen cable or another problem aft.

[Knotlost]

xaclty disconect to narrow it down, there are no short cuts unless parts fall out on the floor then thats a pretty good clue.

[mdrducks]

The cable is froze. Now what?

[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

A very common problem. I happens when a kink occurs or it simply wears a groove in the sheathing. Changing a cable is less expensive than changing a control box.

[Knotlost]

Hey look at the bright side, the new cables out now are great! The slide like oiled glass so you have that to look forward to!