Tim,
Maybe this is a good time to convert it to cable linkage. My experience
is that it is much more accurate and less prone to wear.
Regards,
Joe (C)
"Timothy F. Murphy" wrote:
>
> Friends,
> I am disassembling an early (1961) TR-4 (CT511L) prior to bead
> blasting the tub and frame before putting it back together to race. The
> car has been a race car for at least the last 20 or 30 years (as far as
> I know) but "needs work". The accelerator pedal and shaft is one piece
> and the shaft was bent (probably on some prior engine
> removal/installation). Therefore I cannot get the left hand bushing off
> to get the plastic bearings off to remove the shaft and pedal. I see in
> the Moss catalog that they show a two piece assembly with a coupling. I
> am thinking of drilling and pining the pedal side using the existing
> bushing as a coupling and then sawing the shaft in two for removal. I
> don't think I can get the shaft straight enough with it in the car to
> remove the bushing.
> Does anyone have a spare accelerator shaft and pedal piece? Or a
> spare two piece assembly with the bushing used as a coupling as shown in
> Moss? Any other ideas on how to get it out and re-install? Thanks for
> your help.
> By the way, I built a 36' by 48' workshop this Spring and Summer to
> work on the race car and my other cars as well as my sons cars. (Should
> be able to make some decent progress now!) I installed a two post hoist
> made by AutoLifters of Wichita, Kansas. A friend of mine from
> Manitowoc, who has one and installed his, helped me install mine. The
> hardest part was getting it off of the truck! It's great and highly
> recommended. Building the shop with a 12 foot ceiling to allow for the
> hoist was well worth it. The best part is just walking over to the tool
> chest for a tool instead of crawling out from under the car and then
> getting the tool and then crawling back underneath, usually to discover
> you got the wrong tool!
> Thanks again for any help/advice. I have learned a tremendous amount
> from you folks just "listening". Hopefully, some day I will be able to
> "pay back" by contributing.
>
> Tim Murphy
> Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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