What I found when I took the top cover off

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Johnmcm
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What I found when I took the top cover off

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On the left is the control actuator arm. As you can see it has a worn area where the end of the position control linkage was rubbing on it. Does it matter? Do I need to weld it and grind it back.

On the right is the position control pin worn as expected.

I also found the control valve spring front cover slightly bent and dented. Will that need beating out and fixing or will it not matter?

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Any advise gratefully received.

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Re: What I found when I took the top cover off

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You should be OK just to replace the pin and smooth the surface of the arm. The ding in the spring plate may affect the movement of the spring/valve so check it out.
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Re: What I found when I took the top cover off

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Yes I thought that may be the case. I will sort it.
Took a fair bit of effort to get the top cover off and a bit more to dismantle the linkage.
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Re: What I found when I took the top cover off

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Having gone to the hard work of removing the parts, might as well fix them before re-fitting :)
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