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Re: Losen screws from Throttle Position Sensor #1096432 11/05/04 04:35 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,012 North Carolina 1 10mmFeeder Hard-core CEG\'er
10mmFeeder Hard-core CEG\'er 1 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,012 North Carolina	Originally posted by renatonetmail: Originally posted by JonnySVT: i've taken off a few SVT TB TPS's in my day...no problems yet. A simple screw driver does the job, it helps to have one that correctly fits. I guess non of those had been THIS [bleep]ing tight... serious...i have a set of bits and am using the proper one but those mother[bleep]ers dont want to go loose.. Arghhhh ....i donkt know what to do .... I feel ya man mine were the same way. I guess some people are just tough guys .

Re: Losen screws from Throttle Position Sensor #1096433 11/05/04 08:30 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 750 Nashville, TN T tiv_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
tiv_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er T Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 750 Nashville, TN	you're not the 1st one with this problem, might wanna do a search to see how others tackled it. I personally cut a notch into the screw head using a metal saw and then applied a large flat screwdriver. T.

Re: Losen screws from Throttle Position Sensor #1096434 11/06/04 01:48 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,779 CA J JonnySVT Hard-core CEG\'er
JonnySVT Hard-core CEG\'er J Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,779 CA	Quote: I guess some people are just tough guys Yeah, that's it. Try a drill with the correct bit in it, that should yield enough torque to break the loc tite. 99 SVTC, T-Red, #652/2760-12.8.1998 Mother#@%@!* did I sound abstract? I hope it sounded more confusin than that!

Re: Losen screws from Throttle Position Sensor #1096435 11/06/04 01:59 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2 Georgia J jbdavies Newbie
jbdavies Newbie J Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2 Georgia	I used a pair of vise grips to hold the head of the screw and loosened them with no problem.

Re: Losen screws from Throttle Position Sensor #1096436 11/06/04 02:24 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,292 9 96 M edition Hard-core CEG\'er
96 M edition Hard-core CEG\'er 9 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,292	well if the tps doesnt work i suggest breaking the old tps off of the tb then you can you a set of pliers to on screw them....i've never found one that comes off that easy "Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever."-Aristophanes. --93 pgt,headers,intake,borla=14.9 1/4mile

Re: Losen screws from Throttle Position Sensor #1096437 11/06/04 04:25 AM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 423 St. Louis, MO R RoadiJeff_dup1 CEG\'er
RoadiJeff_dup1 CEG\'er R Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 423 St. Louis, MO	I used an impact screwdriver as someone else already mentioned. You can probably find them at Sears or Home Depot. Here's what one looks like and not a bad price at $9.99: Impact Screwdriver

Re: Losen screws from Throttle Position Sensor #1096438 11/06/04 05:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 203 Milton, Ontario, Canada 9 98cont-UoG-FSAE CEG\'er
98cont-UoG-FSAE CEG\'er 9 Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 203 Milton, Ontario, Canada	you can also find the impact screwdrivers at Canadian Tire if you live up in this igloo called Canada. Assault Towers Wakeboard towers and accessories www.assaulttowers.com

Re: Losen screws from Throttle Position Sensor #1096439 11/08/04 02:49 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 72 R renatonetmail OP CEG\'er
OP renatonetmail CEG\'er R Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 72	Originally posted by tour96se: well if the tps doesnt work i suggest breaking the old tps off of the tb then you can you a set of pliers to on screw them....i've never found one that comes off that easy This was the final and only solution i could find. TPS replaced Thanks folks. ___________________________ '95 Contour GL 2.0L (170K) A/T

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