TB removal and then some!!!

[Roadster]

Doing double duty today, working on the heater box on the 74 and the TB for the ZR-1. Thought I had paint stripper out at the 74 as Phil suggested, but not so....also am having a hard time removing the TB cover. It feels like it is cemented in.....lol I don't think its been apart in 23 years....lol

in the following pics, you can see the buildup after all these years, really needs a good cleaning. I know I am going against some of the info posted on TB's from members about leaving blade surfaces untouched, etc. And then some members suggest a good cleaning. I am going with a good cleaning and I have already removed most of the "dag". My reasoning is that if this was a replacement NOS unit, it might not have the "dag" on it.
So its like starting from scratch. I might be right, or I might be wrong. Will have to wait and see how everything turns out!!!
check out the throttle shaft and the dirt on it....


rear of the TB...

more dirt and you can notice the wear mark on the actuator cam follower. it's only a slight wear, so I think it can be smoothed out nicely...