[6pack] SU Throttle Linkage Setup

[Dave from Calgary]

According to the Bentley manual the length of the vertical control rod
should be 3.18 in. or 80.8mm. This is for Strombergs, but it should at least
be a good reference point for the SU's.

Cheers,
Dave
www.triumphowners.com/1156
-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Steven Altomare
Sent: May-23-09 3:30 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] SU Throttle Linkage Setup

Hi all,
So in this morning's drive I was left without a working throttle while going
down a hill.  It turns out the vertical threaded rod connecting from the
throttle linkage at the bottom of the carbs to the upper throttle shafts
somehow loosened and came apart.

I circled the part that I'm talking about in this picture:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i88/smaltomare25/100_3240.jpg

I got it back together and drove home but now I need to adjust it back the
way it was.  Is there some ideal length of that rod?  Should there be any
play in that ball/screw socket where the threaded rod meets the upper
throttle shafts? I know I've adjusted this before but I can't find the
measurements, and now that I think of it they may have been for the ZS's.

Also, these are SU HS6's I'm referring to here.

Thanks,

Steven
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