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<p>Damn ... now I have to pull my engine out again to paint the
bushes.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/10/2017 3:56 PM, Bruce Steele
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif;color:windowtext">That’s because the
white nylon bushes got painted cadmium with the rest of the
mounts. It clearly looked like Eric had spread the mounts
to insert the bushings, then re-crimped them to hold them
tightly in place. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Healeys [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 10, 2017 7:19 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Healeys <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Throttle Bushes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>... and another on the gas pedal shaft--4 total--although
that one doesn't suffer as much abuse (that was the 'under the
dash' part). Can't speak to your car, Bruce; the instructions
show these are suitable for BN7s. Maybe prior to BJ8s they
used something different (can't imagine cork would hold up
long at all). Mine were rubber/bronze bushings in a metal
cup; the nylon/teflon ones still go inside the metal cup.
Looking at Bruce's photo, you can see the ends of the cup
protruding from either side of the brackets, although I don't
see any of the white nylon bushes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Every time I think I've done every possible job on a Healey
it proves me wrong.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Bob<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>ps. Of course, it's Eric GruNden, not Gruden. Guess I still
had a little football in my head.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 3/10/2017 6:07 AM, Tim Davis BN7
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don't follow this. Mine were cork
in a metal cup not rubber/bronze. If the engine is out
these need to be replaced, two on the cross shaft and
one where the pedal shaft enters the engine bay.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nice photo.... looks just like my car<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">"Bruce
Steele" <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:healeybruce@roadrunner.com"><healeybruce@roadrunner.com></a><br>
<b>To: </b>"i erbs" <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"><eyera3000@gmail.com></a>,
"Bob Spidell" <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"><bspidell@comcast.net></a><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"Healeys" <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Thursday, March 9, 2017 8:37:11 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Throttle Bushes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">I was going to replace the bushes
on my throttle shaft, but saw what Eric had done back
in, well, who knows when, and they looked great. So I
just stripped and painted the shaft.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
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Healeys [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>i erbs<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 09, 2017 9:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bob Spidell <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"><bspidell@comcast.net></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Healeys <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Throttle Bushes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good catch. They tend to get munged
when folks install or remove their engines, if not as
stated heat and time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I built a cable throttle set up
to bypass the Rube Goldberg set up. I have promised
a wrote up to John Sims for quite some time to add
to his wonderful site. I have been slowly working on
it and will soon I hope get it to him.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ira Erbs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Portland,OR<o:p></o:p></p>
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BN4____/ _______)<br>
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BT7 engine and disk brakes<o:p></o:p></p>
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racing car is an animal
with a thousand
adjustments. Mario
Andretti</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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excuse random auto corrects
and misspelled words<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:31 AM,
Bob Spidell <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">While
getting ready to drop the rebuilt engine into my
BJ8, I noticed the 'throttle relay shaft'--yeah,
the one under the scuttle, all but impossible to
get to with the engine installed--was bent.
'Crap,' I thought, 'one more job to do before I
can get the engine in.' It turns out this was
serendipitous--first time this word's been used
on the List?--because as I inspected the shaft,
I noticed that one of the two brackets was also
bent, and further inspection revealed that the
bush on the driver's side was way sloppy
(actually, pretty much gone). A quick check of
the Moss catalog showed 'N/A' for all the
parts--I'm screwed, I thought. Then, I
remembered I'd bought a replacement
set--supposedly made of teflon, but they say
'nylon' on the bag--but had given up on
installing them because the instructions showed
'through BN7 and BT7' (BJ7/8s need not apply). I
called BCS to see what they had, and John, their
parts guy said they'd work on BJ8s. So, I did
some digging and, although the photo of the
instructions and applications on Moss' web page
showed 'though BN7 and BT7,' if you download the
instructions--5 pages!--they've been revised to
show they work on the 'J' cars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Anyway,
if anyone has the engine out of one of the later
6-cyl cars I recommend you check these brackets
and bushings. They are bronze bonded to rubber
and, although my car has nearly 200K miles, I
suspect the life of these is determined as
much/more in years as in miles, as the rubber
gets baked by engine heat. The rubber on my
driver's side bush was completely dry, caked and
brittle, and could conceivably have resulted in
a stuck throttle. The instructions are
intimidating--5 pages!--but, except for having
to work under the dash, which I hate, the job
was pretty straightforward. I managed to get the
shaft reasonably straight, and the used bracket
I got from BCS was in good shape (though, in
hindsight, I probably could have straightened my
bent one), so now my Rube Goldberg-designed
throttle works smooth and with no slop.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Thought
I'd pass this along since I hadn't seen this
issue discussed before. I'd long since replaced
the rubber/bronze bush on the shaft on the
engine, and should never have to worry about
these again. Credit to to Eric Gruden who
designed these bushes, and to Moss for going the
extra mile to provide these, for a reasonable
cost (about $13).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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