|
|
|
|
 Pulling apart TPS
#374904
01/06/04 03:13 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 2,191
OP
Body Damage is Cool
|
Sorry to repost under a different topic, but I was afraid my original post got buried, either that or nobody cares:( haha.
I was just wondering if I would damage anything by pulling the rotating secton of the TPS off to try and fix the spring. I think it may have just popped off (i can only see 1 side of the spring end coming up) but I don't want to destroy the TPS trying to fix it. Thanks!
'87 4-Runner--DD/wheeler, 4.3 swap coming soon
'89 Supra--E85 powered 2jz NA-T Swap, 533rwhp 497ft-lbs
'89 Festiva, turboed BP swap powered by megasquirt
|
|
|
Re: Pulling apart TPS
[Re: Dok]
#374905
01/06/04 05:44 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 456
Mudrunner
|
Sounds like you have nothing to lose. I took mine apart, cleaned it up, put it back in. And it worked.
|
|
|
Re: Pulling apart TPS
[Re: Dok]
#374906
01/06/04 05:46 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 134
Wheeler
|
I pulled mine apart and it is thick film resistors on a ceramic base. Not much you can do to hurt ( or help) it so fixing the spring should be ok... I hope... Mine still works. I JB Welded it back together.
|
|
|
Re: Pulling apart TPS
[Re: bud r]
#374907
01/06/04 05:48 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 134
Wheeler
|
See, someone cares! And you thought guys from NY were all bad. dknight and I are throwing off the curve... 
|
|
|
Re: Pulling apart TPS
[Re: Dok]
#374908
01/06/04 06:07 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 152
Wheeler
|
I was just wondering if I would damage anything by pulling the rotating secton of the TPS off to try and fix the spring. I think it may have just popped off (i can only see 1 side of the spring end coming up) but I don't want to destroy the TPS trying to fix it. Thanks! This might help ya... TPS exposed Tom
1988 4Runner 22R-E W56
1989 4Runner 22R-E A340
1995.5 Rodeo 3.2L 5spd
--------------------
|
|
|
Re: Pulling apart TPS
[Re: bud r]
#374909
01/06/04 06:12 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 456
Mudrunner
|
Hi Bud, you still live in NY?
As a follow up. I used silicon to hold mine back together.
Just incase I wanted to try to open it up again. I don't know about earlier trucks, but on my 94 the TPS was clearly NOT designed for taking apart and being reasembled. But it worked. Just be carefull.
Sealed up the contact entry points with silicon.
Used dielectric grease on the plug contacts. Seems
to have kept the mud out so far. BTW I've found
you can run the truck without the TPS - at least
enough to get you home.
|
|
|
Re: Pulling apart TPS
[Re: dknight]
#374910
01/06/04 06:21 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 2,191
OP
Body Damage is Cool
|
Haha, thanks, I was hoping someone cared <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> Thanks for the advice, I think all I need to do is pry the rotating portion off and try to reattach the spring so I may not need to jbweld it or anything. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to rip out any electronics by prying on it. It still ran with the tps in it, just idled crappy and had an annoying miss. Hopefully I can fix it!
'87 4-Runner--DD/wheeler, 4.3 swap coming soon
'89 Supra--E85 powered 2jz NA-T Swap, 533rwhp 497ft-lbs
'89 Festiva, turboed BP swap powered by megasquirt
|
|
|
Re: Pulling apart TPS
[Re: Dok]
#374911
01/06/04 08:00 PM
|
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
Make sure you adjust the TPS correctly. You will need feeler guages and an ohmmeter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
