DB26 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Hello everyone, over the the weekend I got to get some time on the road in the old 26 and I have a few issues I need to address. First, I did a disassemble and clean up on my Stewart carburetor a few months ago. I repacked the shaft for the pinion and thought I had it, but now I have a fuel leak at the shaft. I'm going to disassemble again and repack and see if that helps. Is there a sweet spot I'm looking for on tightening the packing down? I think maybe it was too tight. We'll see. Now to the ad part. While attempting to get the leaking to stop I tried to tighten down the nuts for the shaft while the carb was on the car. I ended up breaking the bell crank lever. It snapped where the screw clamps it to the shaft. I guess I was pushing on it too much. Anyone have a spare? As as a side note, my carburetor has the float bowl on the opposite side of this photo. Edited October 9, 2018 by DB26 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichBad Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Not sure if yours is the same as mine (pic below) but I didn't have any leaking problems after replacing the packing. I fitted the shaft then wound the packing around the shaft in a clockwise direction (so it wouldn't unwind when fitting the nut). Then fitted the nut and gradually tightened checking that the shaft would still be able to move easily - I found that I went past the point of easy movement but then after moving back and forth a few times it freed up a little. I repeated this a few times and then tightened the locknut - haven't had a drop leak since. Perhaps your shaft has some damage which is stopping it sealing correctly? Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Possible that there is damage. I might have to recheck. Your pic looks identical to what I have and your methods are exactly as I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Anyone have that bell crank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Probably have the bell crank. Will look a little later today or tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Does this look like yours? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Yeah it does. I'll PM you. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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