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>The result is that the shaft has no play in it (the old bushings were
>definitely worn, especially the the one on the carb side of the engine).
>I still get some binding of the gas pedal though...
Peter:
What kind of shape are the ball joints in the linkage between the carbs?
They may be binding a bit, although normally I would expect them just to
get real loose and sloppy. I threw out those ball joints quite a long time
ago and replaced each one with a spherical rod end from Bearings, Inc.
These rod ends are not too expensive, as I remember, but I don't know how
expensive the OEM ones are, either. Also, I made a bronze bushing to go on
the pivot of the throttle linkage bellcrank, as I was losing a lot of
motion there.
Incidentally, it sure would have been nice to have access to a forum like
this list back in '89 when I was replacing those accelerator shaft
bushings! I can't remember how I solved the problem exactly, but I think
it involved LIMITED cutting of the bushings or something. Anyway, they're
still there. I'd have done it differently for sure if I'd had a resource
like this list!! Thanks to all!!
Pete Chadwell
1973 TR6
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