Isn't the TR-6 like the GT-6...in that the pedal shaft which fits into
the bushings can be separated at the bellcrank...and there fore
removed for fitting of the bushings???
On the GT-6 I found the bellcrank had a small split pin which needed
removal and then I was able to tap (with the famed lead cat) the
bellcrank off the (short end) pedal shaft. Installing the bushings
was then a cinch.
PMCQ
73 TR-6
72 GT-6
69 GT-6+ (2)
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Subject: TR6 throttle link bushings (was: Bodyshell restoration - TR6
Author: "Lee Daniels, daniels@tamu.edu" <DANIELS@alchem.chem.tamu.edu> at
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Date: 10/23/96 10:03 AM
>I am reinstalling the accelerator pedal and linkage and am attempting to
>reinstall the two nylon bearings that are located on the "sides" of the
>bulkhead.
While I have heard that the firewall was built around these things, I
suppose that new ones can actually be installed. Everyone I have talked to
about this has split those bushings and then rotated them into place with
plenty of vaseline, etc. I think one of the best ideas I heard was to heat
them in boiling water to soften them slightly, then try to get them in
place before they cool. I recall Scott Paisley simply used 3/8" vacuum
hose lubricated with a silicon grease.
Lee M. Daniels Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding
daniels@tamu.edu Texas A&M University
'74 TR6 '77 MGB
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