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TR2/3/3A Sloppy SU linkage and DIY bellcrank repair?

karls59tr

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Having read the thread on the common high idle problem resulting in having to kick down the accelerator pedal in order to lower the idle I decides to inspect the linkage and do some of the fixes that people recommended. I noticed that there was a lot of slop in the V shaped bell crank hole(#85 in Moss diagram) where the bell crank pivot(NLA) goes. Rather than pay the $35 for a new bell
crank I wondered if it would be possible to fill the hole with "JB Weld" and redrill the hole to fit the pivot pin better? Anyone done this?
 

TR4nut

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I haven't done it but I think you'd be better off if you can find someone to weld the hole up a bit for you and redrill - JB Weld is great but I don't think it will hold up with moving parts.
 

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Karl,
+1 with Randy. I would guess JB Weld would last a few months of driving and then you are back to where you were.
Charley
 

TomMull

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I've not got much faith in JBWeld either but it might hold up long enough to tell if this is really the problem. Somebody might have a decent bell crank if it is. I don't think much of the linkage was ever very tight.
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Rhodyspit75

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DSCN0486.jpgWhy not make a new one. Here's a picture of the setup I made for my HS2's. all I used was a hacksaw a file a drill and a vise.
 
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