Did you use a British Association screw driver?
Don Malling
Daniel Julien wrote:
> --- Todd Bermudez <red_tr250@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>List,
>>
>>The accelerator shaft bushing is tapered on one side
>>& I was wondering if it
>>makes a difference? Does the tapered end go in from
>>inside the car or from
>>in the engine compartment.
>>
>>I tried the socket trick & it didn't work, but I
>>must admit I didn't heat or
>>lube it first...wanted to see if it would work dry.
>
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>
> I just got through with this job, and find myselft
> wondering what's the big deal? First, to answer your
> question, on my car the flat (thick) side was in the
> engine compartment and the tapered side was in the
> wheel well, so I installed the new one that way.
>
> I went to considerable trouble to prepare (put in hot
> water, tried the socket trick recently described)
> since I had read many times how difficult it was. The
> socket trick did not work - it compressed the bushing
> without forcing it through. So I decided to make a
> straightforward attack on the problem. I worked from
> the engine bay side, so I was pushing the thinner side
> through, got a portion started, and worked the rest
> through with a screwdriver. Done, in less than 5
> minutes. This makes me wonder why everyone who
> describes this in detail seems to work from the
> footwell and push the thick side through. I was
> working with the engine out of the car - is that what
> made the difference? (I tried looking at my photos
> with the engine in, but couldn't find anything that
> clearly showed how much working room there was.)
>
> Dan Julien
> Austin, TX
> '70 TR^ CC50337L
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