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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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i messed up my throttle body...need some help please

i was doing the tb mod and these little spring things came loose...how do i reattach them? how many times do they wrap around that little shaft thing? when i pull on the throttle cable mount nothing happens because of them. its a s4 t2 throttle body BTW...

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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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the just go around maybe 3/4 ths of a turn. you cant turn them too many times.
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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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but where does each end of the spring attach? here's another pic

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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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Here's a shot of the springs on my extra S4 NA throttle body. From your second picture, it looks like you can just hook them on the metal piece on the right. Just like on the NA TB.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 06:36 AM
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How about this?
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 09:30 AM
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thats it right there.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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this is why so many people dont **** around with the tb lol ... i did mine and forgot t ot take ap icture and it took me about 8 horsu to figure it out lol
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Go48
How about this?
where do the other ends connect?
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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Here and here

I think your going to have to *wind it up* so it has tension all the time.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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thanks hailers
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