Recent content by Castleford

I would definitely use thread locking compound, alignment is critical for a happy joint but there's not a lot of room for a straight edge/small machinist square to ensure this, as recommended by the mfgr's documentation so I just used the method as described. Low noise & vibration is my goal.I...

I like to brag that sometimes I'm proof that being lucky beats being smart. ;)

I put my readers on and read the fine print , "Jig-a-Loo Extreme Graphite" "Contains: Acetone, propane & isopropanol Will affect some plastics & paint." A moment with Google shows me that Nylon is not seriously degraded by any of these 3 chemicals. Whew.

Thanks for the heads up, I used graphite spray lube.It was on hand. It uses a very thin solvent carrier that evaporates in seconds, it didn't occur to me to check for compatibility....

So far so good.. The wire arrived, interesting job taking the curve/bend out of the length needed. Then I noticed that there was a mirror so to speak for the carb linkage not only allows for a left hand approach but also raises the pushrod/cable housing a couple of inches off of the nasty old...