<VV> 140 linkage problem

[Geoffrey A Johnson]

Hi Mike,
Yes the bearing blocks work wonders.  They take a little time to put in 
place, but well worth it and pretty simple.  Also if they can be found a 
set of heim joint style linkage arms that Dennis Pleau used to make will 
virtually eliminate all slop in the system.  Next are the arms on the 
secondary linkage.  These wear and flop around alot.  What I do is find a 
drill bit that is the right size, and then weld those holes shut with a 
mig weld.  I then regrind the part flat and redrill the hole.  This 
eliminates the slop.  I also shim the arms with thin washers under the 
c-clips so they can't  flop around excessively.  Finally make sure that 
the rubber and nylon bushings at both the transmission and tunnel pan 
bellcranks are good.  I have seen ones that appeared to be good have 
enough slop and squish to not allow the secondaries to kick.
Hope that helps,
Geoff Johnson