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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: gravygranules on 29 July 2008, 14:30:50

Title: throttle housing removal-2.0 16v
Post by: gravygranules on 29 July 2008, 14:30:50

hello gents/ladies..can someone tell me how to remove the throttle cable from the throttle please?...ive removed all relavant pipes and nots etc...but the bloody spring is doing my head in...do i have to dimantle the spring movement from the side of the throttle?..ive removed the small spring clip from the ball joint thingy where the cable stops,tried to take off the ball joint but unless i use brute force i dont think it will shift..anybody??....thanks..

Title: Re: throttle housing removal-2.0 16v
Post by: ians on 29 July 2008, 14:35:43

They often don't shift - at least on my 2 cars I have  a 0% success rate.  You could try spraying Plusgas into the socket and giving it a soak.

I have just left the TC connected and moved the whole unit to one side.  (In all honesty I can't quite recall how it went together on the 2.0 though)

Title: Re: throttle housing removal-2.0 16v
Post by: BruceT on 29 July 2008, 15:02:49

I had the same problem... I was thinking of cleaning it in situ but thought it MUST come off.

I just bashed it with set of mole grips carefully and then it pulled off.

It was very awkward.

Try some lubricant on the inside of the joint...