Crappy throttle linkage

[Vegard]

Having played with Minis for a decade, upgradeing to E-types was great, apart from the crappy throttle linkage, especially on the LHD cars.
On my dad's Etype this will be rectified shortly, but the other day I bought this:



Wouldn't you bloody believe it....Crappy throttle linkage there as well



Good to se that ze Germans also can engineer and manufacture crap stuff

[David Oslo]

I like my LHD throttle linkage, and all of it's 6 balljoints, two pivot pins, long linkage with infamous plastic bush. Pedal movement without throttle movement on carbs, wonderful stuff !

[Vegard]

I like my LHD throttle linkage, and all of it's 6 balljoints, two pivot pins, long linkage with infamous plastic bush. Pedal movement without throttle movement on carbs, wonderful stuff !

[David Oslo]

Vegard,

Not sure which carbs are on your dad's E-type, but you might find this useful https://jaguaretype.wordpress.com/home/ ... e-linkage/ It has some nice pics of slack and WOT positions.

Although I can make fun of the multiple linkages, pivots and stuff, at least Jaguar got the balljoints orientated correctly, so that the fixed end of the socket is doing the pulling, and not using the spring loaded side to do the pushing. Hence little slack arises from the BJ's themselves.