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Old 21-05-10, 02:21 PM   #2
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Default Re: SV1000 throttle body balancing

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give a bit of a cough
It's an SV1000 - has yours only just done this? - they all do it now and again.
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Question is will normal carb balance gauges do the job or do I need something different for the injection bodies?
Nothing different is required - a vacuum gauge is a vacuum gauge.
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Secondly am I setting myself up for a world of pain doing this or is it fairly straightforward?
No, it's pretty easy.
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1. Typically just how hard is it to get the test point covers off?
Dead easy, give them a twist and off they come.
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2. If you are going to extend them to make it easier next time, where is the recommended place to extend them to?
Not needed.
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3. Would you usually leave all the sensors etc connected to the airbox or does that just mean the airbox gets in the way?
The balance screw can be reached without removing the airbox.
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4. Anything else you did first time that you realised was daft and found a much better way to do it next time.
No, it's all very straightforward.

Things to know: The TPS is on the rear throttle body, the tickover stop is on the front, so when you adjust the balance the TPS setting *might* change, and often you'll find the tickover has moved a bit too, so you'll have to reset that, which means the TPS might just move a bit again, so...

You get the picture I'm sure.
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