First post here but a familiar forum...hi!
I wonder if anyone could help me as I am really pretty screwed right now. My truck has a 2006 4.7 v8. Took the iac sensor off to try to clean it. Taking it off was a bear but by twisting it slowly I managed to pull it out. Now tried to reinstall it and it just wouldn't go in! Tried to twist it again but it wouldn't work at all. In the end I stupidly cracked one of the mounting tabs (or whatever you would call them) on the sensor.
Do I need to take off the whole throttle body to be able to put it back in? It's as if there's something right where the sensor needs to go. And can I at least use the sensor again if only for a day to be able to get to work?

Sorry if this topic has been beaten to death but I tried to search for a while and didn't find much help at all...And it's urgent

Thank you guys so much

 

Welcome to the board. Can you simply JB weld it in place or super glue it since just one of the tabs that holds it on is broken off?

 

Thanks weedahoe
Well, it's not even broken off, it's just cracked right at the top, I don't imagine it affecting stuff too much as long as I can get the darn thing in. Tried to use super glue at hand to make it more flush but it didn't really work much.
I really can't find any info anywhere whether I have to take the TB off to do anything with IAC or not. But it came out ok! So how come I struggle to get it back in... If I could get this old sensor in while I get a new one, itd be amazing... A new one won't help anyway if I can't get it in.

 

I'd recommend taking off the throttle body for ease of installation and being able to check for anything in the way. The sensor should work if all the electrical connections are still made.

 

Thanks. Well I ended up getting it in eventually, without taking tb off. It took quite a bit of pressure while I twisted it back and forth between 10 and 11 o clock and then finally twisted it down to line it up for the bolt. What a pita engineering thank you for reassuring me though, the fact that the sensor was cracked didn't change a thing...well I actually hope I can get it out now again. Haha

 

I snapped the little protective "cage" off mine trying to force it into the too small rubber grommet in an eBay cai. Replacement part was much beefier than the original. It's well made. Got from advance.