<VV> Re:carb shafts

[GYoungwolf@aol.com]

As to whether you should buy rebuilt carbs or replace the shafts, your wife 
is definitely wrong on this one. You should buy them from me :-). But, if she 
wears the pants in the family, then here is my advise.... You will have to 
check the clearance between the shaft and body once you install new ones with a 
dial indicator. You should have no more than .001"-.002" for a decent "seal". 
(this will tell you whether your carb body is worn). The clearance will decrease 
slightly as the metals heat up. Or you can also simply install bushings and 
use your old shafts (be sure the bushings extend beyond the worn portion of the 
shaft. When checking your clearances, but sure to check in all directions, 
since the shafts always seem to wear on one side. Hope this helps, but you 
really should have them rebuilt professionally.....
My questions is:  How much trouble is it to replace these throttle shafts?  
The car only has 87,000 original miles.  Since I've read, that the wear is on 
the throttle
shaft and not the carb body, is that all I need to replace>