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Old Dec 9, 2018 | 01:50 PM
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2001 Expedition 5.4. IAC is dead. Top bolt out no problem. Bottom bolt stripped. Can't remove TB because left rear bolt runs into firewall long before it vacate's the manifold. Any ideas would be helpful it if you can lend a hand in SE Portland Oregon. Truck belongs to a friend. Him and his wife daily it for work. Only vehicle. I'm a truckerbso Ibhave very little time to muck with it

 
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Old Dec 9, 2018 | 04:40 PM
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Do you have a Sawzall or a long cold chisel & hammer you can cut the head off the bolt, get the IAC off and then finish removing the remnants of the bolt with a pair of ViseGrips ? It shouldn't be that tight unless somebody cross threaded it.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2018 | 11:25 AM
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Sadly we have none of those tools. Even if we did they wouldn't fit. ThebIAC is basically up under the dash. Very poor design. I'd like to meet the designer and give him a size 13 boot in his ***.

 
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You are supposed to pull the throttle body with IAC attached and bench R&R the IAC. Don't waste time trying to unbolt the IAC just pull the TB.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2018 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by ford390gashog
You are supposed to pull the throttle body with IAC attached and bench R&R the IAC. Don't waste time trying to unbolt the IAC just pull the TB.
From his original post, "Can't remove TB because left rear bolt runs into firewall long before it vacates the manifold".
 
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Old Dec 11, 2018 | 10:43 AM
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Having done enough of them the bolt is a tight fit but it does come out. Comes down to using a ratchet wrench on one of the bolts.
 
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