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Re: HD8 type carburetors rebuild

To: "James E Austin, Jr." <ahbugeye1@juno.com>
Subject: Re: HD8 type carburetors rebuild
From: David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:57:23 -0700
We have the teflon bushings available.

David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767

www.britishcarspecialists.com



On Sep 26, 2005, at 8:55 PM, James E Austin, Jr. wrote:

>     I purchased a master rebuild kit from M*** for  my HD8 type
> carburetors and I would appreciate some input.  The Carburetor throttle
> shafts were frozen and required quite a bit of effort to free them.
> After I final got them loose, I felt like there was enough play to
> warrant replacing the shafts and bushings. After drilling and cutting 
> the
> shafts off as close to the originals as I could, I discovered In 
> reading
> through the Servicing and Tuning Guide, that they recommend the fitment
> of the modern teflon-coated steel backed type bushing as supplied in 
> the
> kit.  This requires the boring of the carburetor body (9.5mm for a 
> 5/16"
> spindle) to accommodate the bushing.  The old type teflon bushing 
> doesn't
> seem to be available.  Is this the best way to go or should I try to 
> get
> the teflon bushing from some other source?
>
> With out you, where would I be?????
> Sam Austin




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