The link that mike is referring to is the Buckeye Triumph site. I believe it
is no longer posted there.
It could still be retrieved with the" way back machine".
Al Salvatore
76tr6
----- Original Message -----
From: "michael lunsford" <mblunsfordsr@yahoo.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 4:42 PM
Subject: Throttle Shaft Bushing
>A year or two ago someone on this list gave a link to an obscure (to me)
>parts place that sold brass bushings that could be used for this purpose.
>They had to be drilled to make a slightly larger center hole for the shaft.
>The Brass was some type of self lubricating (???) brass that supposedly
>doesn't gall. I bought about 10 pair and gave them to club members who
>wanted them. The originator ot this idea (who??) made some slots in the
>side for a "C" clip but I didn't and just wedged them into the hole
>(outside is a tight press fit). They have been on for a couple of years
>and still work great. In answer to the question about making 10,000 all I
>can say is (wow). Someone ofn the list must have kept the link to the
>parts place that sells the bushings (what about the arcfhives). They were
>relatively cheap, about $1.00 each, so I doubt that the 10,000 part venture
>would be a commercial success.
> Mike Lunsford, 1970 TR 6
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