986 1999 throttle cable stretched?

[Homeoboxter]

Yesterday in traffic when I pressed down the accelerator pedal I noticed it moved a few millimeters freely until it engaged. Now it has some free play, seems like the cable has stretched. Is there a common failure point of the cable? The rear section looked perfectly fine when I put the engine in, so did the converter with the plastic roller that connects the rear and front sections. The pedal seems ok too.