Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
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I hate people who are unhelpfull 
Rang up the company who make my throttle bodies today to try & get replacement springs for them (they snapped). Had to ring them again & again to even get them to find out for me how much it would cost & eventually they said they dont do them anymore. They reccomended that any local enginering place should have them. But they are an enginering place so why dont they have them?  
So now I've gotta fix my cv joint & then drive round to all the local enginering places to try & find a spring that fits
Here's a pic of the spring just on the off chance that someone has any spares knocking about
**Rant over**
Pics of what the snapped spring looks like:
[Edited on 19-10-2005 by Matt H]
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vibrio
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should be able to get a spring like that any wear. ask them for the specs o it. tension, length coils etc
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myke
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we through out a box of springs a while back at work. they didn't seem to have any uses, but probably would have been ideal for that.
ring sbd, v-tuning, qed, jenvey etc.
any of those should be able to help you out.
even a strong rubber band would do a temporary job i reckon.
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jr
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go kart places
look much like the sprinhs that hold kart exhausts on etc
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
go kart places
look much like the sprinhs that hold kart exhausts on etc
those ones are usually twice the size of that spring though.
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Matt H
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I had a look at Matt B's setup & it was differant to mine 
The car still runs without it but it errr...well, how can I put it...... revs "fairly easily" (  ) even with the slightest touch of the throttle 
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Sly_SRi
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or a throttle return spring on go-karts
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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Joe
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looks like a spring you may find on a rear disc brake set-up, we got a tub at work with loads of springs like that mainly from rear brake set-ups
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Jamie Walby
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Dude, I seriously think I may have such a spring in my shop.....i might not have the same size though, I will take a look tomorrow!
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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think i have springs like that at work...
i'm on nights start at 10pm, i'll try and remember and have a look..
whats the length?
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broster
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they the nova tech throttle bodies? if so other companies wont be able to help the spring set up is different, any enginering firm will be able to get you one, bit odd that nova tech didn't help you out tho
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mav
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I've got one matt, i'm at work. See your u2u.......
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James R
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I jsut wne tot my local gagrage and had a fish in ther ebox of springs, got it free, and bob's your father uncle
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mav
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going by the pics looks a bit shorter than the one i got...
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ed
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Don't you have a jam jar full of springs in your garage? I thought everyone had one of them
Just use a rubber band for now and take it to a hardware store and buy another one, or go to a fastenings shop and get one there... Try get a stainless steel one though 
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