"Plain", yes; "old", in most cases; "hardware store" would certainly work;
"graded" 5 would be perfectly adequate.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@cwix.com>
To: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>; mgs@autox.team.net
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 7:24 AM
Subject: RE: brake and clutch pedal bushings
>So now that we have distance tubes and bushings figured out, how about the
>"bolt" on which all these pieces pivot?
>
>Is this "bolt" just that, a plain old hardware store (graded of course)
>bolt? Or is is some special size/dimension pivot piece with threads?
>
>I can't find this part in the Moss catalog, so I am guessing the hardware
>store is the place to look.
>
>Larry Hoy, Denver, CO USA
>1970 MGB Daily Driver ~ 1967 MGB Vintage Racer ~ 1969 MGB Undergoing V8
>conversion
>http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com/
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>> Behalf Of Lawrie Alexander
>> Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 7:28 PM
>> To: Nina Barton; mgs@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: brake and clutch pedal bushings
>>
>>
>> Sorry to disagree with Enrique but the replacement of bushings in
>> pedals is
>> dead simple. All you need is a vise, a socket small enough to press on
the
>> bushing (but not pass through it) and a socket to go on the other side of
>> the pedal large enough and deep enough for the bushing to go into as it
is
>> pushed out of the pedal by being squeezed between the vise jaws.
>>
>> To press the new one in, simply place it at the entrance of the
>> hole in the
>> pedal then close the vise jaws and the bush will be squeezed into place.
>>
>> Lawrie
>> British Sportscar Center
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nina Barton <ninab@scoresheet.com>
>> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Friday, April 30, 1999 8:12 AM
>> Subject: brake and clutch pedal bushings
>>
>>
>> >I know it sounds like it's been going on forever, and it has,
>> but I need to
>> >ask another new mechanic type question. Brake and clutch pedals have
>> >bushings which need to be pressed in. One of mine is loose (71
>> BGT) but my
>> >question is; How do I press in the new one? Do I need to have some
>> >machine shop do it, or is it a home type repair. Thanks for
>> educating me.
>> >Nina
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
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