2G Throttle body Shaft seal install help

[DsmMickey]

I know there are a lot of forum about the shaft seal but haven't found a clear picture of which side of the shaft seal to install it. Whoever done this, I don't know how you did it to make it simple. I lube it with little bit oil and tap it down with 10mm socket (try both side) and seem messing up my seal. So far I already mess up one of my seal and made it oval. I want to know which side to install it, First picture or second picture. Sorry I'm little mad right now.

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[Dxc545]

Ya its a pain. You want the open end facing inward and the tapered edge out, so the second pic.

 

[2gmitsueclipse]

Here are some helpful articles to help guide you with rebuilding your throttle body:

• http://www.ca.dsm.org/faq/tb-shaftseals.html

• http://www.plymouthlaser.com/tbor.htm

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[Kdouglas89]

Just angle it in gently, and use a socket the same size to gently tap it till it sits in place.

 

[DsmMickey]

it not that easy, I put little bit of oil and tap it down with 10mm socket. It still ruining my seals so now I have to buy more seals. This is horrible.

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[shifty2006]

I used the video that was posted above and I chose to do a very thin layer of dielctric grease on the seal before I put it in. I used the pack side of a smaller screwdriver handle that was round and just worked it in with that mine went in fairly easy. might there be a bur sticking out on the mating surface for the seal causing it to snag and not slide in easy I see a indention where it looks like you pulled the old one out?

 

[GRAVEDIGGER]

I just recently did mine and when I tried to tap them into place they wanted to do that too. I ended up just pushing them in with my fingers so that I could really work them in straight. It was pretty tight and I had sore fingers already from messing with the damn thing, but I did get them to go in straight that way. Good luck!

 

[DsmMickey]

im going to do this again, I brought the seals from extremepsi but I just notice on the picture of seals on STM. they both look different, the seals I have now is all rubber and inside metal but the STM seals on the picture look like it all metal. Im not sure now, where did you guys brought the seal from?

 

[Dsmkauai]

The all metal from stm are for higher boost capacity.

 

[GRAVEDIGGER]

There are a few different styles out there, so I wouldn't sweat it and what you see in the picture may not actually be what you get. Whatever you get they should still do the job. The ones I used were all rubber like you were using in your pictures. You'll get it! And just think, after you get those in you get to mess with that damn throttle return spring.

 

[shifty2006]

I bought mine as a kit from Snowboarder714 he has a post in the freelancer area in classifieds it came with new screws and stuff as well.. mine are still rubber im low boost..