8N replacing throttle quadrant plate

8NHENRY

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Hello. So I am about to replace my quadrant, the question I have is a person does not have to remove the steering wheel to replace it do they? Also is there any tricks to get the old screws out of the plate other than using an impact driver? Thanks
 
You do not need to remove the steering wheel although it may be easier to use the impact driver if you did. You will need to remove the bolt at the bottom of the hand throttle rod. The bottom of the rod has a groove in it for the bolt to pass through and the rod needs to be pulled up through the quadrant plate.
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(quoted from post at 06:26:03 01/12/17) Hello. So I am about to replace my quadrant, the question I have is a person does not have to remove the steering wheel to replace it do they? Also is there any tricks to get the old screws out of the plate other than using an impact driver? Thanks

I used an old impact screw driver. The kind you hit with a hammer. I sprayed the screws with PB Blaster for a couple days prior to removing it. Then with a few easy taps on the impact driver, the screws busted loose pretty easily.

Removing the whole air cleaner made things a whole lot easier to get at. While you have the throttle rod out, you should replace the ball in it. It's pretty easy to pry it out. It takes a 3/8" ball to replace it. This is standard sling shot ammo usually found at any sporting goods store.

In the pics below, you can see how much my quadrant plate and throttle ball were worn. Works beautifully now.

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You can also repair a worn lever ball. Drill a tiny hole in the top of the lever above the ball. Knock the ball out. Turn it over so the round side is showing, and press it back in. Fill the hole with body filler, JB Weld, or whatever.
 
(quoted from post at 15:33:43 01/12/17) You can also repair a worn lever ball. Drill a tiny hole in the top of the lever above the ball. Knock the ball out. Turn it over so the round side is showing, and press it back in. Fill the hole with body filler, JB Weld, or whatever.

I don't know why you'd go to all that trouble. For less than $2 you can buy a pack of 25 of those balls. Besides, the ball is supposed to be free to rotate in the throttle rod, so why put one with a flat side back in there?

I know it's been done, just doesn't make much sense to me.
 

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