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Old 10-12-2012, 10:01 AM
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TPS question

I went to set my tps and its sticking and jumping around so im going to replace it, also the bolts are stipped out so i cant reuse them does anyone know of a new tps that comes with the bolts? From everything ive read there a weird size that no one can seem to find in a hardware store any info appreciated
Old 10-12-2012, 07:32 PM
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Re: TPS question

I reused my old ones, just tightened them up with vicegrips.
Old 10-22-2012, 06:07 PM
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Re: TPS question

You can use vice grips as mentioned, but I am pretty sure you could find replacements and I believe they are metric. I just replaced my TPS with one from Carquest and it came with 2 new screws.
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mine came with new screws, got it at autozone
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