Molly

Did the arnnworx seal kit, and noticed the needle bearing in the cable side is cracked. One little crack on the edge.. all the way through to the roller cutout. Does anyone know how to get these bearing out, or do I have to get a whole new TB??

Otherwise the kit is great.. a little tricky to get all back together due to the tight fit but that's not the kit's fault.

Thanks

Tiger03447

Talk to the guys at Piece Manifolds. they do new bearings on Webers. They might have an answer, however, can you get the throttle blade out? If so, do that, then pull the throttle shaft..With a small punch about the size of the bearing, you may be able to drift it from the other side of the throttle body. Prolly have machine a rod or modify an existing punch for a specialty tool just to do this. hope this helps.

mytrplseven

Hey, Molly, what year and model 944 are you dealing with? I have a throttle body laying around that may be of help. Easier to remove and replace the seals and use my TB than getting complicated about this.

Tiger03447

That should have been Pierce Manifolds or Redline in CA. Sorry about the typo...

Molly

86 951 all stock sir.

tempest411

In case anyone is curious, Boca Bearing has the bearings for this. I forget the pt#, but they were very easy to find, and are of the exact type used from the factory, with o-rings at both ends of the needles. As for removal, I found a blind bearing puller wouldn't work. I cut the old bearings out with a carbide bit on a Dremel. You have to be careful so as not to butcher up the aluminum of the throttle body, but I wouldn't say it was very difficult.