Thanks Joe. I sure agree on the bushings. I have a sheet from Apple dated
1/1/98 and they quote $45 each with new standard shaft.
Incidentally, I have not taken them out of the car yet, and sure hope I
don't have frozen mounting bolts. They look fairly clean. That's my next
week's project.
Sumner
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> From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> To: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
> Subject: Re: Query
> Date: Friday, December 11, 1998 1:17 PM
>
> Sumner,
> Regardless of who does the work, I would recommend that you specify that
> the shafts should be original size and not oversized shafts that are
> made to fit drilled shaft channels. They can do this by installing and
> sizing bushings to fit new original sized shafts.
>
> Oversized shafts put more metal in the way of air flow so the
> performance is affected.
>
> BTW, the old butterflies will likely be used unless they are damaged.
>
> Also, I don't know how much Apple charges for that process, but I had a
> pait of HS2's re-bushed with new shafts for about $60 in early 1997.
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> Sumner Weisman wrote:
> >
> > Listers,
> >
> > I am about to send out my SU carbs for rebushing and new shafts,
probably
> > to Apple Hydraulics. Do they mount my old butterflys on the new
shafts?
> > Or should I ship them with butterflys removed and add them myself
later?
> >
> > This is a good time to do it, because the Roadster Factory has the SU5
> > rebuild kits on sale in their Christmas catalog.
> >
> > Sumner Weisman
> > 62 TR3B
>
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