Removal & Installation (Tribute 2.0L)

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WARNING: DO NOT smoke or carry an open flame of any type when working on or near any fuel-related components. Highly flammable mixtures are always present and may be ignited. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.

CAUTION: Throttle body bore and plate area have a special coating and should not be cleaned.

CAUTION: The throttle body sealing surfaces are soft materials. Use care if cleaning is necessary.

NOTE: Numbers in parenthesis refer to numbers in the illustrations.

Remove the air cleaner outlet pipe. See AIR CLEANER OUTLET PIPE .
Disconnect the accelerator cable and, if equipped, the cruise control actuator cable (1). See Fig 1.
Disconnect the throttle position sensor harness connector (2). See Fig 1.
Remove the screws and throttle body (3). See Fig 1.
To install, reverse removal procedure. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .

Fig 1: Removing & Installing Throttle Body - Tribute (2.0L)

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