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Jeff Green (Carguy)
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Post Number: 376
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 8:08 pm:   

I didn't know he had a website...hmmmm. Anyway..I took some pics and will start a new thread to post them. Thanks to Tom and Henryk for helping me out.
Tom Jones (Ferrarioldman)
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Post Number: 138
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 5:52 pm:   

"I'm following what Arnaldo Torres did on his TR, he did an excellent write up. I'm constantly referring to his example."
I guess he left out the part about the throttle cable huh. :-) Does he have this on a website ?
Henryk (Henryk)
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Post Number: 915
Registered: 8-2001
Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:00 pm:   

Jeff: Take some pictures of your progress......I am saving these threads, for when it is time to do mine. I wish you lived closer......I would let you use my lift.
Jeff Green (Carguy)
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Post Number: 373
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:47 pm:   

Tom and Henryk...I don't have a lift. I have already removed the rear bumper, and all the inner wheel well panels. Getting the motor as low as I hope to, won't require the car to be lifted very much. When I'm at that stage will do some measurements just out of curiosity. I'm following what Arnaldo Torres did on his TR, he did an excellent write up. I'm constantly referring to his example. Just think of the thousands of dollars I could charge doing this for someone else! Not that I would want to...but it amazes me the costs involved using a dealer. With me being a detail freak and getting that engine out, I can hear the gears turning in my head. I'll probably take three times as long as necessary because I want everything just so. But this is the time to do it I guess.
Tom Jones (Ferrarioldman)
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Post Number: 137
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:34 pm:   

Jeff, are you doing this using a lift?
Henryk (Henryk)
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Post Number: 914
Registered: 8-2001
Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:34 pm:   

Jeff: I have been told, by a Ferrari mechanic, that the manual allows them to bill 8 hrs for engine removal, yet, he could easily do it in 4.

It seems that you don't have a lift. Maybe you can remove enough of the rear bumper, etc., to get the engine out the back, with minimal lift.....what do you think?
Jeff Green (Carguy)
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Post Number: 372
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:25 pm:   

Hi Henryk....no I haven't removed the engine lid. I don't see why it's absolutely necessary, but it would make things a bit easier. The last thing I did today was to drain the coolant. What a lovely job that is. The left radiator did not have a petcock, just a plug. So when the plug came out it was a green Niagra Falls for a few minutes. I captured 95% of the coolant and soaked up the rest with old rags. I think the next major items will be fuel, coolant, and oil hoses. Then a few vacuum hoses, some wires, and that bugger is ready to come out. It's really quite straight forward, and except for my not following Tom's directions very well, not too difficult...yet anyway.

I am not going to have the rear tires installed. I want the engine to be as low as possible to limit the amount I have to raise the car. So when I'm ready, I will lower the rear down until the engine is on the dolly and then remove the last few bolts. Keep in mind that the car is pivoting, so the dolly must hold the engine at whatever angle it ends up on. I will have the front of the engine slightly higher than the rear at the contact/removal point. I will start another thread with pics when I get things around.

You know I haven't spent much time with the car, just a bit here and there. So if your really handy this engine out thing could easily be done in one day.
Henryk (Henryk)
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Post Number: 913
Registered: 8-2001
Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 8:26 pm:   

Jeff: It seems like you are moving right along. Just curious.......did you have to remove the engine lid? I will be doing a major on my TR next year.

Just came back from a weekend in Chicago.......put 550 miles on the TR........no problem!!!!!!!
Jeff Green (Carguy)
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Post Number: 371
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 6:39 pm:   

Tom..I screwed up. I took the cable end fitting off, but forgot to remove the little nut. The bad thing is I tried to pull the cable through, and now can't get it back to a point where I can remove the nut. This is a rotten arrangement I must say. I'm tempted to drop the motor and take care of it at that time. I will try and fish the cable back through one more time....but patience is wearing thing. I wonder if a magnet will work? I'll try a piece of wire with a hook on the end first. Damn-I hate it when things go like this. The little things taking hours to get through. Oh well.
Jeff Green (Carguy)
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Post Number: 370
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 2:53 pm:   

Thank You Tom...I'll go take a closer look. Excellent advice!
Tom Jones (Ferrarioldman)
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Username: Ferrarioldman

Post Number: 136
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 8:52 am:   

Once you have disconnected the cable from the shaft, you must remove the end piece of the cable and the locking nut. At this point I attach a long piece of safety wire to the threaded end of the cable so that upon reinstallation this will help guide the cable back through. With the coolant hose to the thermostat housing removed, I reach down and grap the housing for the cable and pull the cable back toward the front of the motor. Note: The end of that cable housing has a bushing on it that fits into an aluminum bracket. Sometimes this bushing gets corroded and stuck. It isn't easy to see this bracket but you may have to spray it with a lubricant. Once you have pulled the cable loose and out the top of the engine, you can pull the cable from the bottom down through 2 bracketed groumets on the front of the engine. At this point you can disconnect the safety wire and attach it to something on the engine and use that later to reinstall the cable. One thing. On the pedal end of the cable there is another bushing that fits into another bracket. If you were to happen to pull it loose you will have to go into the console to reinstall it. Hope this helps.
Jeff Green (Carguy)
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Post Number: 369
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 11:35 pm:   

I started taking the TR apart for the big engine drop. One of the things to detach is the throttle cable. I have unhooked it from the throttle shaft and bracket. The manual states to unbolt the bracket/retainer on the left side fuel distributor and pull the cable through. But I cannot see any bracket. At the same time I have pulled the cable part way through, but am unable to get it loose from the engine. If I had to, I could undo this once the motor is lowered from the body, but I would prefer to detach it now. Am I overlooking something?

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