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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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help - throttle body elbow

Today I removed my throttle body elbow to adjust the throttle screw. I mounted the throttle body elbow on again. This evening, looking under the hood I found that both of the top bolts had come off along with half of the thread, making it impossible to replace the screws.

What suggestions would you guys have to get this issue resolved?



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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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Your not the first person to over-torque them. They break pretty easy.
Use a bolt extractor or a small vise-grip on what's left and try to back them out cleanly. If you use the vise-grip method, put it on as tight as you can. They're in aluminum, so once they break loose you should be able to spin it out by hand.
As mentioned the link, I've had excellent luck with WESTLAKE-ACE for metric hardware. If you have one in your area you might get lucky. Not sure, either M-10 or M-12 maybe? Otherwise, try a dealership.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ttle+body+stud
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 05:09 PM
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I can't really see the picture bc my comp. screen sucks. But if the stud are messed up just remove them and replace with a new one.
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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go buy new studs.... or if you have to just replace them with regular bolts.
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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perfect. thanks!
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