Is this bushing the piece that guides the rod from the pedal to the carbs
across the front of the firewall? My linkage exits the footwell through a
hole larger than the rod, but with no bushing or seal. I looked at the Moss
catalog and they show a bearing, part # 676-000, on the linkage, but no
bushing. Maybe just a play on words, but I want to be sure I get the right
part the first time. I'm getting ready to place an order and want to
include this part. I'm getting real close to finishing the car and am
getting anxious to drive it.
Thanks
Ken Waringa
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Brian Kemp
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 11:56 AM
To: Triumph list
Subject: Throttle shaft bushings
Before any more of you cut down your bushings, I encourage you to try and
put
them in without modification. About a year or two ago, someone posted a
good
set of instructions.
Summary of what I did, which was similar.
- Put the bushing is a cup of water and microwave it for 5 minutes
- put some lubricant around the hole in the body. I used KJ jelly because
it
cleans up easy.
- shake the hot water off so you don't burn your fingers
- squeeze the bushing oval and start it in the hole, getting as much of the
groove started as you can
- take a small 1/8" screwdriver in the groove and continue pushing the
bushing
in place
- use a larger screwdriver in the center of the bushing and rotate the
bushing
as necessary to keep using the small screwdriver to get the bushing in place
- when it looks good on one side, go to the other side and use the small
screwdriver to pop out any section not all the way through
Using this method, the second bushing I installed took less than 5 minutes.
As
to installing the throttle shaft again, I'll paraphrase what the original
instructions said - 'remember how hard it was to insert the bushings? You
will
have to use force, but don't worry about the bushing popping out. It
won't.'
Brian Kemp
72 TR6
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