ENG: Throttle Position Sensor or TPS removal

[wrichards2005]

Headless bolts?? LOL you mean a rivet?

[Caution]

they use rivet screws to hold the tps in place, they have a special toll they used to put that on when they built them at the factory!

[amd3dnow3]

good DIY, ill be using this knowlege(power) in a few days since i just got a h23/a6 hybrid IM and need to replace TPS

[4CYLPOWER92]

Headless bolts?? LOL you mean a rivet?

Yeah, I supose so. I used to thinking of rivets as being very small without threads.

[Caution]

awesome people, stick all your front line war experience with taking this thing off and replacing it on here for the new recruit deployed to the war!!! lol

[91LXcb7]

So you mean the TPS is held on by headless bolts??? What a dumb design by Honda. They must want people to pay the $500.

there actually bolts that when they get to a certain torque the heads break off. Ive found it easier just to cut a slot in the top of them with a hacksaw and back them out with a flathead screwdriver

[R34Accord]

I got code 7 TPS sensor, replaced the sensor with a brand new one, not even touched, and still code 7. What now?