[V8] Timing Belt Saga 4.5

Kneale Brownson kneale at coslink.net
Wed Oct 5 21:25:54 EDT 2005


Is the TPS what ETKA calls just a switch?  

At 05:40 PM 10/5/2005 -0700, Jeremy Ward wrote:
>The TPS (throttle position sensor) is held in place by 2 phillips screws.
>Just remove them and swing the TPS off the end of the accelerator shaft and
>out of the way.  Note that it is adjustable via these 2 screws (loosen them
>slightly and rotate it cw / ccw as needed).  Make sure to put it back pretty
>much where you removed it from (the picture you took should help).
>
>Cheers,
>
>- Jeremy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
>Kneale Brownson
>Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 5:39 PM
>To: v8 at audifans.com
>Subject: [V8] Timing Belt Saga 4.5
>
>So, after Dave Head's suggestion I attack the camshaft pulleys with a 2X4
>angled at 45 degrees struck three times with a big hammer, I got the
>pulleys loose.  Good tip to remember.  I'd been beating on them with a
>deadblow hammer and not getting anywhere.
>
>Now I've encountered yet another problem.  The top center bolt on the
>waterpump housing broke off in its hole:
>http://www.pbase.com/kneale_brownson/image/50324884   It's the one with the
>arrow pointing to it.  It couldn't be one that's out in the open, it had to
>be the only bolt that cannot be approached dead-on for drilling out.   What
>all am I going to have to remove to get a clear shot at that bolt?
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