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Subject:Re: Throttle switch confusion
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 2 Jul 2015 19:59:10 -0400

At 07:36 PM 7/2/2015, John Rodgers wrote:
>As I sit here am looking at the throttle body for my 2.1L WBX. It's
>oriented so the manifold is on the left and the big hose for the AFM goes
>on the right. That puts the throttle switch towards me and the cam on the
>end of the throttle shaft away from me. On 5he plate above the switch are
>two allen head screws, a large one on the left that apparently goes trough
>the plate with some sort of fastener on it.

That's the clamping screw that must be loosened first and tightened after.

>  The screw on the right is
>smaller, and penetrates the top plate but does not penetrate the bottom
>fiber plate . There is a tiny hole there.

That's the actual cam.  It is a zinc casting and it has a hex recess
in it which you will wallow out if you put force on it.  Pull the
plastic cover off, disassemble as needed and free up the cam where
it's likely gotten frozen into the hole in the steel mounting plate.

Yrs,
d