Throttle return spring location

[Stig]

Is anyone familiar enough with the Italia to know where/how the throttle return spring attaches to the firewall? I am assuming that it is the same spring that is used on a TR3. The firewall is fiberglass and does not have the little eye welded below the bellcrank for the spring.

 

[TR4]

For my TR4 which should be very similar, the return spring part #9 in the link, is hooked to the middle of the arm near part #8 and attached to a clip welded to the bulkhead below the arm. See link.

https://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=29124&SortOrder=10

 

[TRDejaVu]

<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Thread hijack alert</span></span></span>

There's a pedal return spring?

I only have the one on the engine side of the firewall? That might explain a few things with mine.

<span style="font-style: italic">And now back to the original thread topic.</span>

 

[Stig]

That's the right spring, but there is no clip to attach it to.

 

[TR4]

I can only think of two options, bore a hole and bolt a clip on or epoxy one in place. I would lean towards the bolted clip.

 

[DrEntropy]

Sheet steel bracket fabbed to hold the spring and backed pop rivets to attach: plate on the opposite side as backing, to distribute the stress.

I'd not trust just bonding it to 'glass.