1g throttle body rebuild (help inserting seals)

[the_mork]

So I'm having an awful time trying to get the seals into my throttle body, the tb is a 91-94 and the seals are from machV.

I've tried pressing the seals into the tb housing and into their rings and I just can't seem to get either way to work, it seems like the seals are bigger than either hole. I even tried pressing them in with the back of a screwdriver with no luck.

Does anyone have a tips or little tricks they use?

 

[Boost92awd]

When I did mine, I just followed the instructions on VFAQ Site - Visual Frequently Answered Questions and didnt have any problems.


You should of just went to the hardware store and got new o-rings it would of saved you a couple $$$.

1/2 X 3/8 X 1/16

#7 O-RING

 

[blcknspo0ln]

I lay the smaller portion of the recess into the TB, then use a 10mm socket to evenly push it in.

 

[turbosax2]

You removed the old seals, right? You will not reuse the metal ring from the old seals; the new seals are a complete replacement.

 

[the_mork]

You removed the old seals, right? You will not reuse the metal ring from the old seals; the new seals are a complete replacement.

This seems to be where I went wrong. I thought I needed to put the metal rings back around the new seals. Its a bit late to try again tonight but I'll see if I can do it tomorrow.

I'll use the socket method and hopefully everything else will go smoothly.

Thank you.