Manual & Throttle Linkage: Disassembly

1987 Ford Econoline E250, Van Display, 5.0 NSECTION Disassembly
  1. Hold outer throttle lever stationary and remove retaining nut, lock washer, and throttle lever. Using a small screwdriver, remove oil seal from outer manual lever counterbore.
    CAUTION: Failure to hold outer throttle lever when removing retaining nut will allow inner throttle lever to rotate against valve body surface, which could result in damage to surface.
  2. Using a sharp narrow screwdriver, remove manual shaft retaining pin from case. Hold inner manual lever stationary and remove manual lever retaining nut with a 21 mm wrench. Remove throttle lever. Remove inner throttle lever and T.V. torsion spring. See Figure .
  3. Remove inner manual lever and parking pawl actuating rod as an assembly. Separate rod from lever if necessary. Remove manual lever shaft seal from case using a seal puller.
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