no i tried removeing the bracket first, but it didn't work that well...
thanks for the graphics, i see how the s-bolt works. maybe this spring,
when my truck is totally cold, i will try again....
thanks
mike k
94 v6, 2wd, slt, stuff....
>
> From what you've said so far, it sounds almost like you tried to
>remove the carridge bolt without removing the bracket from the TB
first.
> If that's the case, I'm not surprised that the bracket broke. Here's
>the deal: (warning, bad ASCII graphics follow!) :-)
>
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Here's a "side view" of the throttle body bores... This is sort've
>what it would look like if you were on the driver's side of the engine
>bay, looking across the TB.
>
>
> ||
> ||
> || <---- Carridge bolt which has wing nut on
top
> || to hold the air can lid on and poke
> Bracket ______, || through Trottmann's hood.
> | ||
> | ||
>Bolt which ---> #### V #### <--- Lock nut which keeps the carridge
bolt
>holds bracket ==||=======||=== from dropping down into the TB
bores
>to TB -----> || | |
> ----------||--, ------ .-----------
> || | |
> | | <----- TB bore
> |_________________|
>
> The intake manifold is down here
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> All you have to do is put a socket on the "Bolt which holds bracket
to TB"
>and unscrew it. Then the bolt, the carridge bolt, and the entire
bracket
>will come off of the TB. Now you can hack on it all you want without
>worrying about damaging the TB. I used a wrench and a pair of pliers
to
>take the carridge bolt out of the bracket and replace it with a longer
one,
>but later I just removed the entire bracket and put an S bolt in. (I
>got a piece of (1/4"?) non-threaded rod, bent it up in a vise, then
used
>a die to tap the ends.) If you were to replace the bracket/carridge
bolt
>setup above with an S bolt, this is what it would look like:
>
>
> ||
> ||
> ||
> //
> //
> //
> // <------ "S" bolt
> //
> //
> //
> //
> //
> // Ahhh, no more
> || restriction
> ----------||--, here!! .-----------
> || | |
> | | <----- TB bore
> |_________________|
>
> The intake manifold is down here
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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|
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