[V8] Timing Belt Saga 4.5

[Jeremy Ward]

Yes, those 2 plus 4 more; there are (6) 10mm bolts + the ISV Connector + the
Temp Connector + 2 Vacuum hoses + a crankcase ventilation hose that you will
need to remove to get the throttle body assembly off of there, but it will
give you a clean shot at things.

Glad my V8 has never seen a salted road in its life... :-)

Cheers,

- Jeremy

-----Original Message-----
From: Kneale Brownson [mailto:kneale at coslink.net] 
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:25 PM
To: Jeremy Ward; v8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] Timing Belt Saga 4.5

So I took off the "switch" on the end of the throttle body, hoping to gain
a clear shot at the waterpump bolt that broke off.  I gained a very tiny
bit.  Will the two bolts in circles here:
http://www.pbase.com/kneale_brownson/image/50544462    get me more room or
do I have to take off a bunch of stuff to get to that bolt?


At 09:42 PM 10/5/2005 -0400, Kneale Brownson wrote:
>Got it,  Jeremy.  Thanks.
>
>At 06:30 PM 10/5/2005 -0700, Jeremy Ward wrote:
>>Not sure Kneale, my family album is out of order at the moment (monitor
not
>>large enough).  It contains the idle switch, throttle position sensor, and
>>wide open throttle (wot) switch.  It has a 6 wire connector IIRC, and it
is
>>the part that the yellow arrow is drawn on in your picture.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Kneale Brownson [mailto:kneale at coslink.net] 
>>Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 6:29 PM
>>To: Jeremy Ward; v8 at audifans.com
>>Subject: RE: [V8] Timing Belt Saga 4.5
>>
>>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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