OK, I'm stuck. Been through the archives, can't find anything, so we're breaking new collective ground here for the MSShop knowledge base.

The TBA is loose from its bolt mounts, but it is fastened to three other assemblies:

(a) In back, there's a heavy hose, I presume for vacuum. I can't see how it fastens to the TBA. The other end of the hose is up above the TBA and easy to pop free -- but it would be easier to move and handle the TBA if the hose were loose at the back, and out of the way.

(b) There's a heavy cable assembly that comes off the top of the TBA, routes across to the wire loom that goes through the firewall to the computer compartment, and has a modular plug there in the compartment. I can't see any easy way to remove the cable at the TBA body, but I also can't see how that plug can possibly go through the firewall opening.

(c) The throttle pivot on the side of the TBA is connected to the linkage by a ball-cap mechanism, and the pivot is also connected to the (intake manifold?) by a return spring. I think I could get the spring off without too much trouble.

Any leads?

s/b