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sidsmith
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spring pedal return

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:( hi, I took my carb' off to get my cous' to check it , needle etc. and when I came to put it back on it located and fixed ok, except I know the pedal return spring fits onto the manifold but where on the carb does the other end fix ? also the accelerator cable is pushed through the pin on the carb and the nut is tightened up how much slack should I take up or should it tighten the nut once the pedal return spring is fixed on. I forgot to make a note of the exact positions of the cable and spring so some help would be great, One day I'll get my thinking head on and everything will be ok.
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Post by bmcecosse »

Good picture there! Yes - you will need to adjust the cable clamp so there is a little slack - after the carb is installed and the spring fitted.
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:o OK I now know but would I be ok to put the spring on the pin first and then adjust the cable by pulling up the excess from the pedal and then tightening the nut to clamp the cable ? bearing in mind that if I do that then there will be no play between the pedal and cable.
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Post by moggie-tom »

LordAnthony wrote:This is where mine is:

http://www.23hq.com/lordanthony/photo/4 ... id=4299977
I'm liking the number plate on your other photo :)


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Post by bmcecosse »

You 'pull up the slack' from the carb - not from the pedal, and then allow a tiny bit of loose before tightening the clamp.
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Post by mike.perry »

That spring looks a bit heavy duty for an accelerator cable spring. Are you sure you haven't got a clutch return spring?
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Post by bmcecosse »

I think it's just 'new' - looks about right strength. But the excess cable should be tucked round away from the spring - otherwise it can 'catch' the spring on release and cause a high idle speed.
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Post by LordAnthony »

Tom - :D
Mike - I thought the same thing as it looked considerably different than the one I replaced. But it was purchased as a throttle return spring and it certainly works well enough.
BMC - thanks for that - I'll tuck it away.
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