Throttle Body: Service and Repair

Fuel Charging Assembly:

REMOVAL

1. Disconnect throttle position sensor and air bypass valve connectors.

Throttle Body Assembly:

2. Disconnect throttle linkage shield, throttle cable, and speed control cable.
CAUTION: When disconnecting throttle cable from ball stud, use a screwdriver of similar tool close to the ball stud to pry off. Removing by hand may damage the cable.
3. Disconnect the air inlet hoses from the throttle body.
4. Disconnect the SHED EVAP harness from the purge ports of the throttle body.
5. Remove four throttle body nuts.

Throttle Body:

6. Carefully separate air throttle body and accelerator bracket from upper intake manifold.
7. Remove and discard gasket between throttle body and upper intake manifold.




INSTALLATION

1. Ensure that both throttle body and upper intake manifold gasket surfaces are clean.
NOTE: If scraping is necessary, be careful not to damage gasket surfaces of throttle body and upper manifold assemblies, or allowing material to drop into manifold.
2. Install a new throttle body gasket on the four studs of the upper intake manifold.
3. Position the accelerator bracket onto the throttle body.
4. Install throttle body to upper intake manifold.

Throttle Body Assembly:

5. Secure throttle body assemble to upper intake manifold with four retaining nuts. Refer to SPECIFICATIONS.
6. Connect air bypass valve and throttle position sensor electrical connectors.

Fuel Charging Assembly:

7. Connect the SHED EVAP harness to the purge ports of the throttle body.
8. Connect the throttle linkage and cables to the throttle body and accelerator bracket.
9. Connect the air inlet hoses to the throttle body.