Only the Germans would do that :) Kinda like putting a solid color jigsaw
puzzle together.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Walter" <twalter@austin.rr.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: 2000 carb replacement throttle shafts
> Keith,
>
> That is the neat part... custom make the new shaft, and
> you can drill & tap it for any size thread you want!
>
> I wrote about making up some 5mm x 0.75mm machine screws
> once, on the lathe. Actually I cheated and used 38 tpi
> threading. Can you say "never again" for that one. Hey,
> they came out pretty nice, only took "a little" time.
>
> Funny one: German Screw catalog from 1910... every bolt
> is shipped with the matching nut! Hint: the nuts only
> fit that one bolt... every nut and bolt having different
> (hand made) threading. What a nightmare!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom Walter
> Austin, TX.
>
> Keith0alan@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > What size and type screws are you using for the throttle plate? I
do a
> > bit of SU carb refurbishing in my spare time and have run into the NLA
> > throttle plate screw problem. Also if anyone needs a set if these shafts
> > fitted to their carbs I can do it for them.
> >
> > keith williams
> >
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