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Clem Clement · 08-31-2022, 10:06 PM

My control rod for the throttle will not stay where I put it. The serrations on the
onto column lip are warn smooth. Do I need to remove the control rod and bend it?
Please, what are my options? I start with my hand on the lever.

nkaminar · 08-31-2022, 11:07 PM

You can slip a rubber tube over the control arm. Use a rubber that will expand to go over the flattened end but fit snug on the round part. Pull up hard on the control arm to get the tube located over the column lip. You may have to try different rubber tubes to find one that works. The advantage in the rubber tube is that it will not wear down the lip further.

Others will recommend filling new notches in the lip. That will work too unless the lip is too far worn.

The Master Cylinder · 08-31-2022, 11:40 PM

I have the same issue with my spark advance lever. I put a piece of sticky back velcro where the serrations were. Just enough friction and since it is black you would really have to look to see it.

If I ever have the column apart I will fix it correctly but for now it works just fine.

Clem Clement · 08-31-2022, 11:56 PM

thanks. I tried bending the edge to no avail

jb-ob · 09-01-2022, 07:10 AM

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08-31-2022, 10:06 PM	#1
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,393	Control rod throttle control My control rod for the throttle will not stay where I put it. The serrations on the onto column lip are warn smooth. Do I need to remove the control rod and bend it? Please, what are my options? I start with my hand on the lever.

08-31-2022, 11:07 PM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Control rod throttle control You can slip a rubber tube over the control arm. Use a rubber that will expand to go over the flattened end but fit snug on the round part. Pull up hard on the control arm to get the tube located over the column lip. You may have to try different rubber tubes to find one that works. The advantage in the rubber tube is that it will not wear down the lip further. Others will recommend filling new notches in the lip. That will work too unless the lip is too far worn. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

08-31-2022, 11:40 PM	#3
The Master Cylinder Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 886	Re: Control rod throttle control I have the same issue with my spark advance lever. I put a piece of sticky back velcro where the serrations were. Just enough friction and since it is black you would really have to look to see it. If I ever have the column apart I will fix it correctly but for now it works just fine. __________________ The Master Cylinder Enjoying life at the beach in SoCal...

08-31-2022, 11:56 PM	#4
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,393	Re: Control rod throttle control thanks. I tried bending the edge to no avail

09-01-2022, 07:10 AM	#5
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