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This is one of those not leaving (almost) good enough alone projects. I have the dash area all apart and removed the throttle pedal assembly. It works well enough, but the idea of the steel shaft turning in a metal plate with a hole drilled through it just didn't seem quite good enough. So...
The various pieces:
The shaft rotates in the hole; metal on metal:
I bored the holes to take a flanged bearing with an OD of 7/8". The ID is 3/8" which is the shaft size. Didn't leave a lot of material around the holes, but with the bearings installed with Loctite it would be strong enough:
Bearings installed:
Reassembled and perfectly smooth rotating action with no play:
Rick
The various pieces:
The shaft rotates in the hole; metal on metal:
I bored the holes to take a flanged bearing with an OD of 7/8". The ID is 3/8" which is the shaft size. Didn't leave a lot of material around the holes, but with the bearings installed with Loctite it would be strong enough:
Bearings installed:
Reassembled and perfectly smooth rotating action with no play:
Rick
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