hey all - need some help... just completed about 98% of a Carter BBD card rebuild and have two major issues... one is that after removing the two small pins from the stepper motor i accidently pushed the pin holder back into the stepper motor body and now i cannot get the thing to come back out! tried a brute force approach with pliers and vice grips - couldnt budge it. tried plugging it back into the harness and turning on the ignition but no go, didnt budge... am i missing something? will the YJ start without the stepper motor? do i have to wait until engine temp hits a certain point? why is this sucker so resistant? it went IN easily enough...
anyway - problem #2: the choke linkage rod appears to be binding up against the choke housing, so that the choke plate wont open more than say 50 - 60 degrees. i seem to remember being able to rotate the choke plate open very nearly a full 90 degrees... this it will do if i leave the choke linkage rod off. i didnt remove the choke linkage rod or the housing so i find this very passing strange... i realize this is somewhat vague... perhaps i'll hunt down a camera/phone tomorrow and post some pictures.
in the meantime, any help is appreciated... need to get to work on monday! cheers, bennett