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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Ive tried searching is there a website or a write up how to change out throttle bodys?

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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 11:48 AM
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Loosen the clamp on the bellows connected to the TB and remove the lid and MAF assembly all together. Pull the vacuum line off and remove the 3 - 10mm bolts and the TB will come right off. Reverse the process to go back together. It's pretty easy to do. If you need to carry your IAC sensor and throttle position sensor just unscrew them and move them over. Let me know if you have any questions and we can get you fixed up!

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should be able to figure it out by looking at it...
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should be able to figure it out by looking at it...
my biggest thing just glancing at it today. is will the cable on the tb just slide off soon as i unbolt all of the stuff? i seen it was connected to a little pin.
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To get the cable off you just slide it off the pin (don't pull on it outwards, but pull in a direction towards the front of the throttle body.). I know that sounds weird but I don't know how else to describe it.
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Originally Posted by t/a for life
my biggest thing just glancing at it today. is will the cable on the tb just slide off soon as i unbolt all of the stuff? i seen it was connected to a little pin.
Before you unboty anything, hold the TB wide open and pull on the throttle cable toward the front of the car. That will give you enough play to slide the little metal end of the cable out. If the car is warm you may have some coolant come from the hoses on the bottom which run coolant through the TB for smoother cold air operations.

Just checked for a write-up with pictures and found one. Disconnecting the battery is not 100% necessary (I never do) but not a bad idea:
http://ls1howto.com/index.php?article=11
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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The coolant hoses passing through the TB can be a real pain in the *** to get off as well. If you've got some form of a small hook you can slide in the hose to break it loose, it makes life a lot easier.

Other than that, it shouldn't a beginner wrencher more than 10 minutes to get a TB off.
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