maybe this spring i will venture more into this.... i really would like
to put an s-bolt, then i could probly fit a 14" FABM in there... i will
have to try it being cold. i can't remember how hot or cold the tb
was... i know it was in the summer, and the throttle body being
aluminum, i am worried about cracking it... so i will probly just try
putting a longer bolt in place of the stock one.... how did you cut off
the old bolt?? i was thinking of finding some big bolt cutters or
something, because i don't want to get metal shavings down the tb...
thanks,
mike k
94, slt, v6, 2wd , stuff...
>
>Hmmmmm... The S bolt goes into the bracket mounting hole (that's the
need for
>the S shape to center the bolt under the air hat or can top).
Originally, I
>just took out the stock air hat rod and replaced it with a longer
threaded rod.
>I used two nuts and washers to hold the rod onto the bracket so nothing
could
>fall off and go down the throttle body.
>
>As I remember the hard part was separating the air hat rod from the
bracket and
>not getting the bracket off the throttle body... Did you let the
engine cool
>completely before you tried to remove the bracket?? The TB gets wicked
hot and
>retains the heat for quite awhile as I recall. I'd let the engine cool
>overnight before I gave it a try again... I think the TB is made out
of
>aluminum, so be careful!
>
>Tom
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>Date: 3/2/99 8:39 AM
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>
>yea, but did you have any problems taking the original bolt out?? do
>you thread it into where the little bracket is mounted?? because that
>is the bolt i tried taking and putting a longer bolt in, but it didn't
>work very good...... i was going to try cutting out the original bolt
>out of the plate holding it in and try and slide another bolt in there
>with a few washers and nuts......
>i'm sure i could make the s-bolt, but i'm just having problems taking
>the old stuff out....
>thanks for the help though....
>
>mike k
>94 v6, slt, 2wd, stuff....
>>
>>To make my S bolt, I bought a length of unthreaded 1/4" steel rod...
>cut off
>>the length I wanted... bent it up in a vise... then threaded the
ends
>with a
>>simple threading tool. That way I didn't have to worry about
fatiguing
>and
>>breaking a threaded piece when I bent it up and I had plenty of spare
>rod left
>>over in case I messed up my first try... It was easy to do... Even I
>got it
>>right the first time. I think it cost me like $5 to do.
>>
>>T.
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>>Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
>>Date: 3/2/99 6:02 AM
>>
>>
>>yea i was not very happy.... 8 bucks in parts, and 104 in
labor......
>>the thing is i broke that little bracket that holds the air cleaner
>bolt
>>right off. so i needed to drill another hole, which i didn't really
>>want to do myself..... my dad said they put lock tight in that
>hole??
>>is this true?? what is the way that everybody else does this??? i
>>would like to make a S-bolt and use that, but i don't want to break
>>another bolt off.... any advice???
>>
>>mike k
>>94 cc, v6, 2wd, stuff....
>>>
>>> $112?!?!???!?? Ouch! :-( (Did you go back to the dealer?) The
>air
>>>can hat hold-down bolt is just a carridge bolt which can be had for
>>less
>>>than $1 at any hardware store. One way to lengthen the bolt is to
>>replace
>>>that carridge bolt with a longer one from a hardware store, or bend
>>>up a piece of threaded rod into a sort of "S" shape. Either method
>>>can be done for under 5 bucks easy...
>>>
>>> -Jon-
>>>
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