The engineering answer is to buy a full set of TORX bits.  Next time you
have to take apart some weasley thingamabobble you'll have the tool.

Pensionerd.

(will be sunny on my rock today)

On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:31 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> My Westy recently started to bog intermittently starting from a dead
> stop. Redid my grounds, cleaned a couple parts then finally got around
> to double checking a few things via the ECU connector. Thankfully all
> the grounds showed the same battery voltage, but the TPS tested quite
> a few Ohms below spec, throttle closed position. The upper screw is a
> little fussy to get at. My spare TPS uses shorter screws with goofy
> sort of Torx heads. Didn't have a bit. Figuring I'd find screws with
> more standard heads......
>
> Off to the usual haunts. Box-o-rusty nuts & bolts #1. Nope. Old cookie
> tin-o-rusty nuts & bolts. Nope. Electronics bench full of cut off
> plugs, orphaned hardware, and a ton-o-small screws. All were too
> short.
>
> I mumbled various well worn phrases.
>
> Box o rusty bolts #2. Bingo. Of all things. A screw from an old FI
> hose clamp fit my Jetta throttle body. Bonus: standard hex bolt head.
> Much easier to install.
>
> This is why we keep crap.
>
> Neil.
>
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>
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