Originality Police please disregard this note!
I suspect that most of us with higher mileage vehicles have had these darn
things fall off or otherwise misbehave. McMaster-Carr ( probably others )
(NFI) sells very nice ball joint rod ends, in many forms, that would appear
to be quite adaptable to this application. They are probably lower
friction, definitely better engineered, and less likely to fail during high
speed pursuits, with the prerequisite throttle mashing, etc... has anyone
tried this approach?
Bob Westerdale
http://www.mcmaster.com page 902 "ball joint linkages" etc...
-----Original Message-----
From: Geo Hahn [mailto:geohahn@azstarnet.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 8:17 PM
To: TR
Subject: Re: TR3 Throttle Linkage
fogbro1 wrote:
> When the TR3 throttle linkage separates just as you've jammed it into
> 3rd gear and floored the accelerator while passing on a two lane road,
> realizing that oncoming traffic is closing ...
That's what prompted me to take action on this problem... only in my case
add that I was driving in the rain.... no top..... with just the Brooklands
Aero Screen between me & the weather.
Geo Hahn
59 TR3A
Tucson, AZ
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