Throttle body shaft seals and proper plate sealing
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hmm.. I think I used a silicone grease and worked slowly to get the 'squared' in there, then gently tapped them in with a socket the rough size of the metal portion of the seal.. however now I'm having a tough time remembering exactly.. maybe that helps
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set 3?! thats tough man, i was uberpissed when I messed mine up. Then I got the TPS side in there and was a bit outta round, thought I would have a leak, but got lucky and didnt. Then a company I wont name took FOREVER to ship another set... Hope you get it squared away
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That can work for both sides but for one of the sides, I believe for the rear tb bushing side? you can put the the same gold washer all the way down on the tb shaft then CAREFULLY and Slowly slide the seal down the shaft with the outside lip facing the black cam for the throttle cable then slide the shaft into the throttle body (into the front seal side), with lube of course and just slide the shaft all the way in and once it gets all the way in, push it to help seal it square then tap on the end of the shaft where the black cam is (dont hit the plastic, altho I did and was fine) hit the metal part till the sound tone changes to a solid tone then you will know the washer is seated against the seal bore and the seal is fully seated and obviously visually check it when you take it out. Use LOTS of lube, I used fluid film but I would use whatever abby recommends, its so the shaft doesnt tear up the lips of the seal which is a very tight seal and also when doing the last seal you will be putting the shaft through the first seal again and the lip can catch on the end of the shaft and where it's not fully circular . You can only use the last method on the rear seal because the black cam and throttle stop will get in the way of the tb housing, youll see what I mean if you try it. If I'm wrong on the which side you can figure it out.
Last edited by My03evo; Sep 5, 2011 at 06:15 AM.