Throttle linkage spring
Discussion
Hi Alan,
Was this the thread for the modified link you were looking for
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Throttle link pic. if any help
Was this the thread for the modified link you were looking for
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Throttle link pic. if any help
I want a shiny throttle bodyHi Norman,
It took a while - easier when dismantled. Very fiddly and hard on fingers - degrease/clean first, then combination of wet'n'dry, wire brush, fine grinding paste then finish with fine wire wool/solvol and buffer, been busy with engine bay project since late Nov, maybe went a bit obsessive compulsive in places. All done now, once wheels come back will be on the road - can't wait.
It took a while - easier when dismantled. Very fiddly and hard on fingers - degrease/clean first, then combination of wet'n'dry, wire brush, fine grinding paste then finish with fine wire wool/solvol and buffer, been busy with engine bay project since late Nov, maybe went a bit obsessive compulsive in places. All done now, once wheels come back will be on the road - can't wait.
Ian
I attempted to dismantle the old throttle body from the fire damaged car. Easy to remove the throttle pot, the 'J' plate but found the screws retaining the butterfly's very tight and founf a twist of thread pulled off the bolts when i forced they out. The main difficulty was in attempting to remove the butterfly spindle, just couldnt see what was retaining it , tried tapping from the pot end, no good, tried hammering it hard, (dont forget it was fire damaged) and still I couldnt get it to shift. What on earth was I missing.
Any guidance would be well recieved
Norman
ETA Got it, i had assumed the shaft went trough the butterflies, now i see the butterflies go through a slot in the shaft. Removed butterflies and the shaft was easy to remove
I attempted to dismantle the old throttle body from the fire damaged car. Easy to remove the throttle pot, the 'J' plate but found the screws retaining the butterfly's very tight and founf a twist of thread pulled off the bolts when i forced they out. The main difficulty was in attempting to remove the butterfly spindle, just couldnt see what was retaining it , tried tapping from the pot end, no good, tried hammering it hard, (dont forget it was fire damaged) and still I couldnt get it to shift. What on earth was I missing.
Any guidance would be well recieved
Norman
ETA Got it, i had assumed the shaft went trough the butterflies, now i see the butterflies go through a slot in the shaft. Removed butterflies and the shaft was easy to remove
Edited by Gerald-TVR on Tuesday 24th March 16:41
Wiz said:
Just found the pic i was after, came up on the search whilst looking for mirrors?
This is exactly the same spring arrangement as mine, even the bottom spring is in the same position.
Hi Alan,This is exactly the same spring arrangement as mine, even the bottom spring is in the same position.
The picture you found is from my S3. I think it was posted in connection with J/straight throttle plates. It worked well, but I think it was replaced in the course of other throttle mods, not least of which was fitting a pedal stop following a cable failure! The lower spring in the photo was broken, but a quick twist with pliers fixed it...
Regards,
Graham
What is the additional (horizontal) spring from? The plastic bushes at the top and bottom of the spindle of the rotating bit are a bit worn on my S and as I can't get any (discontinued) I could do with making the return spring a bit more positive - but not so much that its a pain to hold down. Any ideas folks?
Jim
Jim
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