Triumph TR2 Service Instructions Manual page 320

FUEL
SYSTEM
(g) The shaft can now be dismantled by
drifting out the mills pin securing
the lever assembly to the shaft and
collecting a double coil washer and
mounting bracket.
The split pin locating the bracket on
the shaft can also be withdrawn.
33. TO FIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL
L.H.S. (Fig. 7)
(a) Position the nylon bearing between
the half housings and secure both to
the bulkhead with eight self tapping
screws (four each bearing).
(b) It will be observed that the shaft is
drilled at each end; the single hole
end is on the left-hand side and the end
with two holes is the right-hand end.
(c) Fit the lever assembly to the right-
hand end, with lever on left-hand
side, and secure with a mills pin to
the outer or extreme right-hand hole.
(d) Feed on the shaft the double coil
spring washer followed by the support
bracket, mounting holes to the left.
Apply pressure to the support bracket
to compress the spring and feed split
pin through hole in shaft to position
35.
bracket.
(e) Feed metal bush on to left-hand end
of shaft (larger end first). Feed
shaft and bush into the left-hand
bearing already fitted to car. Posi-
tion fulcrum of lever assembly in
the right-hand bearing, it may be
necessary to withdraw the shaft from
the left-hand bearing, and secure
mounting bracket to bulkhead, utilising
two bolts and lock washers. Secure the
bush to the shaft by a mills pin,
supporting bush and shaft with a
small anvil.
(f) From inside the car feed the accelerator
pedal into the bush and similarly
secure with a mills pin.
(g) Couple up long carburettor link rod
and secure with nut and lock washer.
4. TO REMOVE CARBURETTOR
FROM MANIFOLD
(a) Remove air cleaners as described on
page 9.
(b) Disconnect petrol supply pipe, taking
care not to damage the conical filter
and spring situated in the top of each
float chamber body.
(c) Withdraw the split pin from the
clevis pin at the rear end of the
mixture control link and remove clevis
3in.
(d) Disconnect the throttle spindle at the
rear folded coupling by loosening the
clamping bolt.
(e) By removing the two nuts at the
mounting flange of the rear carb-
urettor it can be removed from the
manifold together with an asbestos
insulating washer and two packings.
(f) Disconnect the Bowden inner cable
from the swivel pin of the jet lever and
the outer cable from the front jet
lever link by loosening a clamp bolt.
(g) Remove the nut and lock washer of the
short l i n k rod assembly and disconnect
the control linkage from the carb-
urettor throttle lever.
(h) Remove the two nuts securing the
carburettor to the manifoid and remove
carburettor together with the asbestos
insulating washer and two packings.
TO
FIT
CARBURETTORS TO
MANIFOLD
(a) Ensure that the joint washers and
asbestos insulating washers are in
good order. Fit two joint washers,
one to each manifold flange, followed
by an asbestos insulating washer and a
second joint washer.
(b) Offer up and secure the rear carbur-
ettor to its mounting and secure with
plain washers, lock washers and nuts.
(c)
Ensure that the folding connection of
the throttle spindle connecting rod
will not foul the front carburettor
when the latter is offered up to its
po~it.01;.
(d) Attach and secure front carburettor to
its mounting, utilising plain and lock
washers and nuts.
( e )
Connect the outer Bowden cable to the
front jet lever link.
(f) Connect the short link rod assembly to
the throttle lever of the front carb-
urettor.
(g) The inner cable, the throttle rods and
jet levers are left disconnected until
after the carburettors have been tuned.
See page 23.