New Toy - 1957 107" ute

**LR1953** · 12th January 2018, 09:09 AM

Thanks Tote,
I'll chase it up. Cheers Rob S

**Tote** · 14th January 2018, 05:25 PM

Throttle linkages and Accelerator pedal done this afternoon. What a complicated setup just to get a carby to open. No wonder modern cars went to cables.

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Accelerator pedal in place

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Regards,
Tote

**B.S.F.** · 14th January 2018, 06:14 PM

That "L" bracket next to the pedal appears to be fitted the wrong way around.
.W.

**Tote** · 14th January 2018, 07:22 PM

That would make sense, the linkage wouldn't point downhill and move side to side then.

Thanks,
Tote

**JDNSW** · 15th January 2018, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by Tote

Throttle linkages and Accelerator pedal done this afternoon. What a complicated setup just to get a carby to open. No wonder modern cars went to cables.

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Regards,
Tote

Modern cars went to cables when they became (relatively) reliable. The big breakthrough I suspect was Teflon coating, about 1970?

Early throttle cables had short lives and either broke or jammed at the most inconvenient moments. The mechanical linkage is almost always fixable without dealer supplied parts, where the cable is usually special to the particular model, and only available from the dealer (unless it is a common car).

**1950landy** · 15th January 2018, 06:57 AM

Do you have the bracket & clamp plate for the choke cable that bolts to the the round lug with threaded hole at top rear of inlet manifold . If not I may have one on my old manifold.

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**Tote** · 15th January 2018, 07:08 PM

The press got put to use again this arvo - new bushes for the brake and clutch levers.

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1950 landy, I dont think my manifold has ever had anything on that stud and I can't find a reference to that bracket in the parts book. Thanks to BSF the throttle rod mount is now the correct way up

Regards,
Tote

**Tote** · 16th January 2018, 09:12 PM

Fitted the clutch pedal up today, there is sufficient wear in the linkages that 1 spline adjustment in one direction results in the linkage not letting the clutch engage and one spline adjustment in the other direction means that there is not enough travel to release the clutch. Some new pins on the cross shaft required me thinks.
Getting closer to my goal of being able to drive her back into the storage shed under her own power so that SWMBOs jeep can go back in the garage

Regards,
Tote

**JDNSW** · 17th January 2018, 06:18 AM

Remember the pins on the cross shaft are hardened, and if you fit unhardened pins, don't expect them to last very long!

**Tote** · 23rd January 2018, 08:14 PM

So with SWMBO back after her woolclassing sojurn at Egelabra and the Jeep needing to be back in the shed, tonight I moved Geraldine back into the storage shed under her own power. Fuel supplied from a plastic container on the dash, no brakes (or pedal) but she proceeded with front wheel drive only the 20 meters back to the other shed without issue. I'm happy I achieved my aim of driving her back under her own steam and have made a bit of progress on getting her going.
I found enough hardened pins to do the clutch linkage properly, it's amazing how a little bit of wear makes nearly a whole pedal's worth of travel. there are enough bits I can do without moving her out again to keep up some momentum so when it's not 40 degrees I'll keep going when I can with the work on her.

Regards,
Tote

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