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Triumph TR6 - Accelerator bearing

I read sometime ago about a plastic bearing made on a lathe to replace the rubber grommet on the accelerator shaft that are so hard to replace. Searched the archives but did not find it. Thanks for your kind help.
Angel L. Traverso
1971 TR6
Puerto Rico
Angel L. Traverso

Hey Angel Where you been?
dk
DON KELLY

I'll check tonight my reciept to find where I purchased my bearings.
When installing them, you need to soften them with a heating gun.
benji

Angel,
I don't know about a plastic bearing, but I have a description of an aluminum bearing with photos that I can send to you. I think that we put it on the TR-6 cd.
db
Doug Baker

Thanks for your responses...too much rain to do any top down ride...Doug, if you are so kind, please send me the photos of the aluminum bearing to my e-mail address, maybe I could reproduce them in the lathe. thanks...
Angel L. Traverso

Nelson Reidel (former tech guru at Buckeye Triumphs) provided excellent instructions for machining bronze bearings for the cross shaft. Here's a legacy link to it (but without pics):

http://web.archive.org/web/20031212080009/www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/AccBearing/AccBearing.htm

Seems someone would have made them for sale by now (hint hint).

Rick
Rick Orthen

Angel, You have mail.
db
Doug Baker

Angel,

Look in the archives for a thread I started a while back called "accelerator shaft bearings". I had very good luck using the microwave to soften them up and installing the inside bearing from the inside of the bulkhead so you can shove the shaft in without popping out the bearing.

Jim
Jim Vandenberg

Angel,
I purchased my nylon bearings from Moss. I've found them to be easy to install if you have a cheap heat gun. I picked mine up at a arts and craft store.
I did try heating it with the microwave but, found that the bearing would cool off while installing it. With the heat gun, you can heat it, adjust it, and install the pedal assembly without damaging or popping the bearings out.
Good luck,
benji

Angel, I went to the hardware store and bought two compression fittings, although I can't remember the exact size, they were just big enough for the accerator rod to go through. The threaded part of the fitting fit through the tub and I then took the nut that came with it and sawed it in half and threaded it onto the fitting from the inside. I might have sawed part to the threads off before fitting it thru the tub to conserve space. If you don't understand this, go to the hardward store and look at their compression fittings. Then it will come to you. It was cool and cheap! Mark
JM Johnson

Angel, it's Mark again. I should have looked before I posted. I bought two brass compression fittings. I think maybe they where half inch, and I bought one nut that fit the threads of the fitting. It might have been stainless steel. I put the nut in a vise and cut it in half so it was about a 1/4 inch think.Take the threaded fitting and slip it through the hole and take the one half of nut you cut and tighten it down from the inside. That's how I did it. It works great. Mark
JM Johnson

I used a small piece of 1/8" scrap brass plate and drilled a hole in it to fit the shaft. I slipped over the accelerator shaft easily and ran it down into position on the engine compartment side and fastened it to the sidewall with two self-tapping screws. Never needed replaced again.
w lobodinsky

This thread was discussed between 19/10/2005 and 08/11/2005

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