Aftermarket Intake flap lever
09-21-2018, 09:15 PM
#1
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Aftermarket Intake flap lever
So I bought a new aftermarket lever however it is super tight to move by hand. When I move the old one it moves freely and bounces back. The new one has to be moved by hand. Old lever is from another manifold I bought with good lever. Anybody else noticed this also and if so did code remain after changing. Short video.
09-21-2018, 11:42 PM
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I changed that lever on the ML350 intake manifold with a metal one. it moved freely, like the original plastic lever. If you remove the linkage arms from the lever, do the individual tumble flap lever move freely? If not, you may have some oil and crud buildup inside the manifold causing them to bind.
09-21-2018, 11:48 PM
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I changed that lever on the ML350 intake manifold with a metal one. it moved freely, like the original plastic lever. If you remove the linkage arms from the lever, do the individual tumble flap lever move freely? If not, you may have some oil and crud buildup inside the manifold causing them to bind.
09-22-2018, 09:51 AM
#4
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This is the one I bought:
https://ebay.us/mUsZgK
It was only that actuator, not the "arms". As it instructed, I had to drill out the ball joints on the ends of the OE arms and then use the included bolts and lock nuts to attach them to this lever. I though that was a decent design. So far, so good.
https://ebay.us/mUsZgK
It was only that actuator, not the "arms". As it instructed, I had to drill out the ball joints on the ends of the OE arms and then use the included bolts and lock nuts to attach them to this lever. I though that was a decent design. So far, so good.
09-22-2018, 11:01 AM
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This is the one I bought:
https://ebay.us/mUsZgK
It was only that actuator, not the "arms". As it instructed, I had to drill out the ball joints on the ends of the OE arms and then use the included bolts and lock nuts to attach them to this lever. I though that was a decent design. So far, so good.
https://ebay.us/mUsZgK
It was only that actuator, not the "arms". As it instructed, I had to drill out the ball joints on the ends of the OE arms and then use the included bolts and lock nuts to attach them to this lever. I though that was a decent design. So far, so good.
