On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> was thinking more along this
>
> http://www.oilite.com/bearings2.asp?type=oilite&subtypeid=2
>
> site shows pics on other pages. its bronze coloured, well after all it is
> sintered bronze.
>
> as to ball bearing type bearings, they would be nice, maybe a tad more work
> to make fit.
>
> either way, you'd have to bore out pedal hole, and maybe just to a press fit
> for the oilite bearing.
>
> I get the occasional squeak from that area on clutch pedal, bugs me and its
> kinda awkward to get the spray grease up there.

Yah that bearing makes more sense. I guess the one I pointed to is
useful for a blind hole, in that it keeps the grease. And likely it's
too thin. And as per your comments, pressing in a bearing would be far
easier for the average shade tree type. Though they'd likely have to
find a way to back fill the ovaled bit. Would JB work for that? Or
maybe new hole to accept bushing would make oval bit a non issue?

FWIW, I pinned the clutch pedal to the floor with wood between pedal
and seat. This brought clevis down lower which made it easier to get
my hand up there and smear my home made slightly runny grease on
joint.

Neil.

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