What now?

[Funracer]

My plenum and other pieces should arrive tomorrow so prepping
the valley and doing other things while I wait.

I have removed all the under-plenum secondary vacume tubing
and pieces. Yesterday removed the butterflies and actuators and
hardware associated with it.

Pulling the butterflies was actually really easy. Star screws came right out
and I lifted them out carefully and managed not to drop anything:

FYI 7mm:

Now left with this:



So now what? Besides a good cleaning (already done) do I remove these pins or can/should I leave them in? If I remove them must I then remove
the butterfly activation rod? If removing the butterfly rods is a PITA I would rather leave them in as I am ready to start putting this thing back together.

Second minor general question: See the actuator mounting plate screw in the pic above. As a matter of procedure do you guys put stuff like that back in the hole (and tighten) or remove it and put in the baggie with all the other parts.

Thanks

[Schrade]

You're pulling your secondaries?

[Pete]

They come off easy.
Use the hole in the throttle plates with a big socket/tube over the shaft use the original nut as you tighten the nut it will pull out the bearing
or
You can place te throttle plate and nut with out the socket use two screwdrivers and pry the shaft out they come off easy.

After you pull the shafts out you will see the seal inside leave it in go to your local parts store buy 8 freeze plugs Dorman part # 555-108 use some RTV. Done.

Pete

[Funracer]

Originally Posted by Schrade

You're pulling your secondaries?

Yes

[Funracer]

Originally Posted by Pete

They come off easy.
Use the hole in the throttle plates with a big socket/tube over the shaft use the original nut as you tighten the nut it will pull out the bearing
or
You can place te throttle plate and nut with out the socket use two screwdrivers and pry the shaft out they come off easy.

After you pull the shafts out you will see the seal inside leave it in go to your local parts store buy 8 freeze plugs Dorman part # 555-108 use some RTV. Done.

Pete

I think I got that. I will try it. After pulling the eight pins and plugging the holes I can leave the butterfly rod in place?

[Pete]

Originally Posted by Funracer

I think I got that. I will try it. After pulling the eight pins and plugging the holes I can leave the butterfly rod in place?

What i posted was to remove the butterfly rods and plug them with the freeze plugs.

Pete

[GOLDCYLON]

Originally Posted by Pete

What i posted was to remove the butterfly rods and plug them with the freeze plugs.

Pete

Concur set them free.....

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Rip 'em out

[Funracer]

Done!

Could not find a socket just the right size so I cut a piece of 3/4
diameter PVC 3/4 inches long:



Not a great pic but you get the idea (not mine though-thanks Pete) The pick stuck in the hole keeps it from rotating while you tighten the nut.
All four DS ones popped out smoothly. On PS 3 of the 4 were harder
to remove. Kept stripping the 7mm fine threads on the nut. Also notice I am using 2 washers. I tried it with one but it kept deforming.

FYI by coincidence I already had pulled my starter and coils in order to clean out the mouse condo I found down there. That gave me plenty of
room to work on the rear two secondary rods on each side. Others can chime in but I am not sure you have enough room to slide the butterfly rods out if you left the coil housing/starter in place.

This set really has been handy for this project so far. I picked them up a couple of weeks ago at Sears "just because". I used the 7mm
all afternoon. The set has 10 wrenches from 4 to 11 mm. Upside down oops!



So here is the entire secondary mechanicals in one big baggie:



I sure hope I never have to reconstruct all that!

Lastly, went to 5 places today (AutoZone, Home Depot, O'Reillys, West Marine and Ace). When I said "Dorman plug 555-108" I got nuthin'.

NAPA tomorrow.

Update then.

[LGAFF]

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O Reillys in Pensecola have them, although its a drive...your local should be able to get them in 1 day