TO-35 throttle linkage

My new-to-me '58 TO-35 has a sloppy throttle, by which I mean you can move the lever on the dashboard quite a bit before anything happens, Looking up from underneath I see a little linkage with a ball and socket on each end. "It looks like the same kind as used on old British cars", I think to myself, and rummaging around in my various hordes of old parts, don't I find one almost identical. Lucky me.
Today I looked at it again and it seems like when the lever is being operated and while nothing is happening, a spring is being compressed within this linkage and there is a whole bunch of movement - almost as if by design.

So here is my question - is it really supposed to be like that or is some defect fooling me? It looks like a pile of time to get far enough in to actually deal with it.

Thanks,
Jim
 
if i'm thinking right because i don't have a 35 but
similar the linkage sits on a ball with a hood or
cap over it on mine there's a flat screw head to
take the pressure off the ball could be badly worn
out or maybe tighten it up to get the slack out. no
it shouldn't be sloppy wait for a cool day to tackle
it
 

Napa sells the ball joint? That's great!. So do I ask for a ball joint for the throttle linkage for a TO-35, or is it a more generic part and if so what are they called?
Thanks
 
It's probably more generic, best bet would probably be to take one off and bring it with you.
Failing that, McMaster Carr also has them (mcmaster.com). I have ordered them for my TO-35. Only thing you need is the throttle shaft size for proper threading. Can't remember the exact size but I could look it up if you are stuck.

Edit: looked them up, the McMaster Carr part number I ordered is 6058K32
Or better yet, a link to the catalog page online
http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/119/1186/=n1gi5f
 

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