[V8] Throttle Rod lube (no KY jokes please)

[Ingo Rautenberg]

I'm now a very firm believer in good 'ol ATF :-)

Tim Hollister used it on my 5 speed linkage, which was binding to the  
point of undriveability and no problem since.  Between lubricants and  
detergents ATF is # ONE!!!

Ingo

On Aug 4, 2007, at 10:49 PM, Coleman, David wrote:

> Anti-seez?
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> Subject: [V8] Throttle Rod lube (no KY jokes please)
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> ok, so my throttle has been sticking for a long time.  In past  
> efforts  to
> solve this the cruise linkage was completely removed, I tried WD40  
> and  lithium
> grease on the spring assembly and it didn't work... a lister   
> pulled his
> throttle body to swap with mine since his was moving smoothly and  
> he  had an engine
> sitting out of a car (THANKS Brian).  I got it apart  (actually  
> really easy
> for a change) and as soon as my throttle body was out it  moved  
> just fine.....
> damn.
>
> Seems the throttle rod runs from the back (under the air box)  
> through the
> valley under the manifold to the front behind the ISV.  inside the  
> mouth of  the
> valley on the front of the engine is the rod end that connects to the
> actuator(?) on the rear of the throttle body.
>
> I discovered that the rod itself seemed to be stuck/sticking.    
> Possibly some
> corrosion or some foreign body.  After emptying 30  gallons of wd40  
> on both
> the spring assembly in the rear of the engine and an  equal amount  
> on the rod
> mounts in the valley, and working it from both ends at  once, it  
> went 'pop' and
> now moves cleanly.  A bit stiff still, but much  much much better  
> and with
> full travel range.  I didn't break it :)
>
> Now that it's free, I'm looking for a suggestion for the best  
> lubricant to
> put on both ends to ensure that it stays smooth and I don't have to  
> do this
> again (or the next owner doesn't).  oil, grease, WD40, LPS, what?    
> Ideas?
>
> I also took a bunch of pix so I can maybe get this up in the KB  
> soon.   Along
> with the pix I took of door dismantling... and the scan of Sports Car
> Illustrated's 1990 review of the V8, oh and all 30 of my V8 car  
> models with the
> driver info... geez am I behind.  yeah Coleman I need to send out  
> that 1990  DTM
> DVD too...
>
> help?
> John
>
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