Some side to side play is fine. The throttle shaft should have a little
clearance so some WD-40 will leak through. The best way to check them is on the
car with it running. The shaft to bushing clearance should be about .003", the
thickness of a piece of paper. Wiggle the shaft around with the throttle at
various angles and look for play.
keith
In a message dated 10/19/2004 11:03:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
shifty@shiftco.com writes:
I took a good look tonight at the carbs for the Rat.
There is some side-to-side play on the butterflys (the front more than
the rear). I sprayed a bit of WD-40 on the outside of the bushing and
after some jiggling, there was some seepage into the inside of the
carbs. I assuming that they will leak air and need to be rebushed (or
get the Z-therapy treatment).
Should there be any side-to-side play, and is this a good bench test of
leakage?
Thanks,
Leigh Brooks
NWDE
Seattle
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