Throttle body rebuilding service?
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Team Owner
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Throttle body rebuilding service?
My TB leaks pretty good (bad) and the shaft has some play so the throttle hangs with the butterflies binding barely open. I cleaned out the TB and after removing the crud from the bores, it leaks even more.
Who redoes these with ball bearings, and do you have any personal experience with them.... cost... turnaround time, etc?
Or is it worth the bother over buying a new TB and having no downtime?
Who redoes these with ball bearings, and do you have any personal experience with them.... cost... turnaround time, etc?
Or is it worth the bother over buying a new TB and having no downtime?
Racer
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From: 84 Blue A4 Garrison Ky
You might try this guy over on crossfire forum http://www.crossfire.homeip.net/cfte...=display&id=68
Melting Slicks
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From: Oakbank Manitoba
Do a search for "David Koldos". He did mine and many other Forum members throttle bodies. He replaces the bushings with roller bearings. The Ebay guy just installs a resized bushing. You really want the roller bearing....will last much longer. His price converting to 52mm and installing the bearings was in the low/mid $200 range. He also will just install roller bearings on a stock 48mm throttle body but I don't know about the price. His email address is: dkoldos@ameritech.net
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From: Phila., PA burbs
Originally Posted by KENS80V
Do a search for "David Koldos". He did mine and many other Forum members throttle bodies. He replaces the bushings with roller bearings. The Ebay guy just installs a resized bushing. You really want the roller bearing....will last much longer. His price converting to 52mm and installing the bearings was in the low/mid $200 range. He also will just install roller bearings on a stock 48mm throttle body but I don't know about the price. His email address is: dkoldos@ameritech.net
