Both my BJ8s, 64 and 66, have the two circlips and fit without a problem.
John
On 7/25/2010 12:22 AM, Len and/or Marge Hartnett wrote:
> Don Day has a problem with his throttle linkage. He said he installed
> the throttle shaft into the fire wall and then into the throttle
> bracket that mounts to the intake manifold. His problem was the holes
> don't line up with holes in the intake manifold. They were off by
> 3/16". After contacting him and clarifying his problem, I found that
> the throttle linkages on our BJ8s are different. On his car,
> BJ8L42122, the throttle shaft is retained in the nylon bracket/bearing
> by two circlips to control fore and aft movement. This is preventing
> him from matching the holes in the nylon bracket and/or the bracket
> bolted to the manifold.
>
> My BJ8, HBJ8L39031, has only one circlip which is on the end of the
> shaft although there are two grooves in the shaft. On the other side
> of the nylon bracket is a spacer about an inch long that is between
> the nylon bracket and the lever that connects the control rod to the
> carburetors thus preventing fore and aft movement. I suggested that
> replacing the rearward circlip with an appropriate length spacer would
> give him the adjustment that he needed to move the nylon bracket back
> 3/16".
>
> Moss shows the two circlips in their catalog - no spacer. Do I have
> an an odd ball installation or was there a change in design during
> production? Does anyone else have the spacer on their BJ8?
>
> (The Other) Len
> Vacaville, CA, USA
> 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
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