TPS sensor removal

[beeza]

Is there a way I can get the TPS sensor off? It looks to be riveted or it's a screw thread...
Would I have to drill it out?
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF2016.jpg

I would just swap TB but this one is missing a bit on top....

EDIT: Here's a DIY http://www.d-series.org/forums/showthread.php?t=90636

[JasonGilholme]

damn, that looks farked!

Its usually screwed in i think. haven't had to remove mine.

what crazy things are you up to this time??? lol

[beeza]

It's just rusted,it dosen't look like a screw thread just riveted or something.
I've changed everything else on the TB and I still got the bogging/hesitation so it could be this.

[aaronng]

That bolt on the left resembles a hex bolt head, just barely. The one on the right might have snapped off, so all you are seeing is the body of the screw.

[JasonGilholme]

drill it a bit and get an easy out :thumbsup:

[beeza]

They are both in there.

I got nothing to lose :)

[aaronng]

A 6 point socket, some WD-40, then post up some pics of the aftermath :)

[beeza]

hehehe.I'l have a dig!

[lenz]

get a sharp small chissel or something pointy sharp .. put the throttle body back on the intake so it can be steady... have your chissel on 3 oclock on a 75* angle and tap wit a hammer anti clockwise

[beeza]

So like this,at 15 degrees above the horizontal?
Can I put another one on?
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/beeza2/DSCF15082-1.jpg

[lenz]

watcha mean another one as in screws?

[beeza]

I thought it was a screw thread but it looks like a rivet.

[lenz]

they are screws as tps are adjustable they just have wired things ontop of them screws

[destrukshn]

the part that is holding is a screw
what you can do, is use a saw, make a slot in it, then use a screw driver.

[beeza]

Thank U!

[destrukshn]

you gotta be really careful not to **** it up.
lol.

[beeza]

Thank U.Point noted :) I'll try on the spare one I got first and see how I go.
But I can screw that screw out if I can make a slot in the top?

[JasonGilholme]

yeah you can use that slot just like the top of a flat head screw.

you might also need to hit it with some penetrene/wd40 as well to help loosen it. just be careful the wd doesnt hurt the sensor at all.

[destrukshn]

Thank U.Point noted :) I'll try on the spare one I got first and see how I go.
But I can screw that screw out if I can make a slot in the top?
you should
i've done 2, and they've been fine.

[destrukshn]

yeah you can use that slot just like the top of a flat head screw.

you might also need to hit it with some penetrene/wd40 as well to help loosen it. just be careful the wd doesnt hurt the sensor at all.
yeah but i think his replacing the sensor because it's ****ed?
lol
lol

[JasonGilholme]

oh is he? cool.

spray the shit out of it then! lol

[beeza]

hehehe but I'm not sure that's the problem so I may have to re-use it...
I should have asked before but what did you use to cut a slot,a small hacksaw blade?

[hayashi_1986]

You use a pipe saw. Hack saws are for wood lol

But yeah, cut it carefully using the pipe saw. If you slip, it'll cut you pretty deep so careful!

[beeza]

Cheers Hayashi but Hack saws are for metal :)

[EG5[KRT]]

um.. with ek ive seen alot of them being rivets.

my mates ek1 had it riveted as well.so just drill it out and get 2 screws to replace them.

[hayashi_1986]

Cheers Hayashi but Hack saws are for metal :)

Whoops lol I keep thinking hack saws are those ones used for tight round spots for wood :thumbdwn:

Have any luck with it yet??

[beeza]

Nah,I'm gonna get my mate to help since he's got an angle grinder with a 1mm blade to cut a slot BUT if it is rivets then he's got a workshop :)

[destrukshn]

it's not a rivet, i've done em before. lol.

[hayashi_1986]

Agreed, they look like rivets but are in fact blank top fasteners.

Also, rivets have holes in the tops.

[beeza]

Sweeeeet :)

[hayashi_1986]

Pop rivets have holes in them. REAL rivets have no holes they are SOLID.;)

Noiiice cheers for that :thumbsup:

[mclovin]

they are screws that originally have a hex head, once they are tightened the hex head is designed to break off to stop people from tampering with the TPS.
(same as whats usually used in ignition barrels)

if u are going to take it off first mark the position it is in originally as it is actually adjustable and if not re installed in the original position in will fck up ur tps signal.

stick it in a soft jaw vice, get a hole punch and punch a hole on the edge of the screw head then turn anti clock wise.

hope that helps mate

[beeza]

punch a hole on the edge of the screw head then turn anti clock wise.

hope that helps mate

Thanks mate but how would you be able to turn it with a hole on the edge?

[beeza]

Cheers mate,if the first meathod fails I'll do that :)

[fatboyz39]

screw driver and a hammer. Hit it very lightly and it'll start to spin and once it get it going you hand use your fingers to undo them.

[beeza]

Cheers.Hit the screw?

[B18cEG]

Tps screws, same as some key barrel screws, they are made to screw in and at a certain torque the head snaps off on purpose, thats how they are made so they dont get tampered with. the easiest wat to get them out is to get a pair of side cutters and hold it 90Deg to the whole screw and unscrew anti-clockwise as normal the other way is to use some nail pullers and do the same, have to have sharp points so that it doesnt slip off or just keep eating at it.

[beeza]

Thank U! I know what they are now :)
So maybe even pliers will work by doing what U said above?

[B18cEG]

correcto! if all else fails you can try and bend up the edges of the wide bit on the screws (washer looking bit but part of the screw) for better grip.

[beeza]

Thanks again mate!

[mclovin]

sorry beeza, meant to say that once you punch hole on the edge of the bolt head, hold the punch at an angle (sharp point in the hole) then tap the punch with a hammer, not too hard though as all u will do is e-longate the hole.

[beeza]

Sweet,gotcha mate,Thanks.

[beeza]

Finially replaced it.Used a grinder to grind the tops off and got rplacment screws.My car is way better,being an automatic,it changes gears at much better times and is just a lot better.

[B18cEG]

Great stuff, good to hear mate

[beeza]

Found a DIY on this:
http://www.d-series.org/forums/showthread.php?t=90636

[beeza]

I was reading about calibrating the voltages on the TB to get them right,has anyone done this?

[B18cEG]

I was reading about calibrating the voltages on the TB to get them right,has anyone done this?

Yeah i done it on a few cars and on my mates turbo b16a, made is extreamly responsive, I am almost certain on the setting but at closed throttle it should be or right about .46 volts

[beeza]

Thank U.I have to do this!