<VV> 140 linkage problem

[James Davis]

I have then on my Ultra Van, Rampside, Corsa, and Monza (all 140's).  The 
ones on the Corsa have been there for 25 years +.   I occasionally have to 
file the blocks (every 10 years or so) to take up the wear (398,000 
miles).  Lon also sells a kit that is supposably easier to install (no 
first hand knowledge).
Jim Davis

At 06:48 PM 8/20/2005, kovacsmj wrote:
>  The linkage in my '66 140 is so bad that.... I need about .250 gas
>pedal movement to get an engine response. I checked carefully and all
>the slop appears to be in the cross shaft linkage, especially on the
>left side.
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>  I need to tighten it up. Has anybody had experience with Clark's C7801
>BRASS BEARING BLOCKS Page 62 (Bob Henrich developed)? Baring that, does
>anybody have a good tight '66-'69 140 linkage to sell, or a favorite
>band aid to fix the problem? If nobody does, I'll remove the linkage and
>figure out some method to remove the slop from the holes.
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>Getting all the information is most of the solution.
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>MIKE KOVACS
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