[Healeys] Accelerator Pedal Cross Shaft

[Oudesluys]

Brass could create even more corrosion problems here as the potential 
difference is even higher. Best to use zinc or cadmium plated high grade 
screws and use aluminium based anti seize compound. Then spray wit anti 
corrosion wax.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Op 8-10-2011 14:02, Rich C schreef:
> I can say that the LH drive cars use one of those alloy brackets and the 3
> screws and I recall on a number of cars these becoming totally seized over
> the years because they are steel screws holding the alloy bracket casting.
> Certainly the brass screws would be an improvement by solving the corrosion
> problem there.
>
> Rich
>
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> Sent: 2011-10-08 3:07
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> Subject: [Healeys] Accelerator Pedal Cross Shaft
>
> G'day
>
>
>
> Sydney in the spring and it's raining of course.
>
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>
> I have just removed the brake, clutch and accelerator pedals from the BN3.
> It's a normal RHD 100 arrangement with the brake/clutch pedals pivoting on a
> shaft, but the clutch is hydraulic. The accelerator pedal is also standard,
> but I am curious about the fasteners holding the accelerator cross shaft to
> the driver's floor.
>
>
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> There are two brackets that the accelerator shaft passes through and each of
> these is attached to the floor by three brass straight slot screws, brass
> washers, shakeproof washers and brass nuts.
>
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>
> You wouldn't know what's original with my car, but I am wondering if the
> brass fasteners are original on standard four-cylinder cars?
>
>
>
> Hoo Roo
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>
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Sydney, Australia
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