Hi Hugh, David
Been there, done that with those bushings. I gave up finally! I ended up
having some made at a local machine shop to my specs. If you are interested
have a look here:
http://home.achilles.net/~mgraham/id31.htm
I've been using these for about 5,000 miles now and they work great.
Good luck with yours.
Cheers, Mike
At 05:46 PM 29/12/01 -0500, David Massey wrote:
>Message text written by "Hugh Fader"
> >Anybody have advice on how to fit new throttle pedal shaft bushings on a
>TR6? I have removed the shaft and have new bushings from Moss. Old bushings
>must have disintegrated. The lip on the new nylon bushings is much larger
>than the hole it must go through and the material seems to hard to deform.
>I
>don't want to just start pounding or heating the things up if there's a
>better way.
><
>
>Aren't these things fun? The best thing to do is drop them into some
>boiling water for a minute to soften them up and then work fast before they
>cool off.
>
>Did you have much difficulty getting the throttle shaft out? You will
>putting it back in! It's not so bad if the engine isn't in the way. But
>sometimes that's not an option.
>
>Good luck
>
>Dave Massey
>71 TR6
>
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