In a message dated 22/07/2008 2:48:45 P.M. Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

He says  its a direct replacement. He also explains why our throttle bodies
are so  worn out: the butterfly is used to control axial movement. He uses
sealed  ball bearings.
I always wished I had learned more metal machining  skills.

The  story on those crappy throttle bodies we all have has been reported here
before  by ME !  I rebuild them and add shims at the top of the shaft to
transfer  the bearing surface off the butterfly.  What kind of engineer did that
in  the first place ?  He should be sent to Vanagon Hell !  Putting ball
bearings in there is a nice touch but what's the cost ?  Maybe not all that  much
once a jig is set up to machine the throttle body for the bearing.   Hmmmmmmmmm
!   I will look into that for my throttle body rebuilding  service !

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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