Throttle body uh-oh moment...

[Great White]

Originally Posted by Mikey

Time consuming doesn?t factor on any difficulty rating in my book. However I do hope you don?t come to regret using red loctite in an unnecessary way.

The screws had red loctite on them when I first removed them. I can't recall having ever disassembled an automotive throttle body that didn't have some sort of retention compound on the throttle plate screws.

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[Jagdpanzer]

The original throttle blade screws are spot welded on the ends to keep them from backing out. Before removing the screws the spot welds have to be ground off (I use a Dremel tool with a small cut-off wheel) otherwise the threads in the shaft will be damaged. When re-assembling throttle blades I use red Loctite 263 and never had an issue in 12 years.


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[viper107]

i thought those blades had some type of sealing goo in the bores and not supposed to remove it?

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by viper107

i thought those blades had some type of sealing goo in the bores and not supposed to remove it?

I was going to mention that too. IIRC, the original stuff is no longer available, but Marc Haibeck (?), I believe, mentioned another kind of stuff he uses.

OP: But, that said, if yours idles properly w/o the (DAC(?)) stuff, then maybe all is well w/o it. In fact, the stuff being referred to (I believe) is a work-around for the trial and error time it takes to get a precise fit. But, by taking the time yourself, you may have negated the need for the "goop". (But, I defer to Marc Haibeck on that!)