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Re: Throttle Shaft leakage

To: William Mills <williem@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Throttle Shaft leakage
From: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:56:02 -0500
That's the one. Thanks.

I've got it bookmarked now. Not that I'll need it for a long time. But 
this question comes up often.


William Mills wrote:

> Here is the link to the Chicagoland site for the throttle shaft reaming
> http://chicagolandmgclub.com/driveline/1001/jasw.html
> 
> Bill Mills
> '74 BGT
> "Sabrina"
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Root" <ptroot@iaces.com>
> To: "Marc Siegel" <smarc@abs.net>
> Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 12:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Throttle Shaft leakage
> 
> 
> 
>>Either is fine. A couple of things though.
>>
>>1) Don't you still have to bore out the current bushings so they are
>>the proper size for the oversized throttle shafts?
>>
>>2) There used to be a page on the Chicagoland site, that told  how
>>to make your own ($10) bushing reamer to take out the old ones. I can't
>>find the site now.  I did that, and it works fine.  It was like a
>>contribution to the clubs newsletter. I remember the picture of a
>>husband and wife.
>>
>>I think Monte did the same thing.
>>
>>Paul.
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 


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