Disconnecting cables below throttlebody help?

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Disconnecting cables below throttlebody help?

July 12, 2005, 12:34:54 PM

Im currently in the process of removing the upper manifold and now I have came to the last step of removing the throttle cables below the throttle body.

How the heck do you unscrew them from the plate that swivals with the spring? Wish I knew what it was called so i could give more of a description...

but there is two cables... one probably going to the tranny and one to the pedal. How do I go about removing these so I can attach them to my new manifold.

Thanks for your help again. Also I am painting my valve covers and the new manifold blue today. Looks pretty decent so far.

Re: Disconnecting cables below throttlebody help?

Reply #1 – July 12, 2005, 12:36:52 PM

the one is just a ball joint jyust pull downt hard. and the other one unclips somehow. I broke the one off before I figured that out. What manifold are you throwing in?

Re: Disconnecting cables below throttlebody help?

Reply #2 – July 12, 2005, 12:43:21 PM

a HO manifold that is in way better shape. I got it for a couple bucks off a kid who replaced his manifold with a gt40 i believe. He lives in a town where the Mustangs are about equal to how many cows are out in the fields. Ya remember I live in the hick belt of PA.

Re: Disconnecting cables below throttlebody help?

Reply #3 – July 12, 2005, 12:46:18 PM

Steve-O, easier way to do it..

Remove the two 10mm bolts that hold the bracket onto the throttle body, and just leave all the cables on. Stand on the passenger side of the car, and behind the throttle body, and in front of the EGR valve, are the bolts for that bracket.

BTW, one goes to the cruise control (with the clip), and one goes to the throttle pedal. The kickdown cable is the one closest to you, if you stand on the passenger side of the car. It sort of twists out of the bracket.

Re: Disconnecting cables below throttlebody help?

Reply #4 – July 12, 2005, 12:54:32 PM

pssh that is the easy way....

Re: Disconnecting cables below throttlebody help?

Reply #5 – July 12, 2005, 01:08:26 PM

lol

good thing I made myself a bowl of mac-n-cheese rather then running back out to the garage again. Haystack I'll use your way incase I really mess things up. LOL Thanks eric. Thanks to both of you again. I'll give that a round once i get home from work tonight.

Re: Disconnecting cables below throttlebody help?

Reply #6 – July 12, 2005, 01:09:16 PM

oooo eric I love the new avatar. That commerical cracks me up everytime i see it.

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Reply #7 – July 12, 2005, 01:12:13 PM

hey uh erics way is better. All that you undo is two little bolts and it just hangs. It will not changed anything even if you pull on it alittle. My way, you have to undo it anyways and pull the cords out.

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Reply #8 – July 12, 2005, 02:31:21 PM

Quote from: Cougarcruisin

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Reply #9 – July 12, 2005, 10:51:15 PM

LOL i love it!!!!

I tried and tried to find the commercial to download... but i can't find it anywhere!!!