1951 Ford 8N Governor Inner Lever has a lot of play

Jos180 · Aug 7, 2022

Hello,

I m trying to find out where to buy a bushing for the inner lever of the governor. The rest of the governor is in good condition so I don t want to replace the housing if I don t need to. I appreciate your comments.

Regards,
Jon from Danville, PA

wore out · Aug 7, 2022

(quoted from post at 04:29:41 08/07/22) Hello,

I m trying to find out where to buy a bushing for the inner lever of the governor. The rest of the governor is in good condition so I don t want to replace the housing if I don t need to. I appreciate your comments.

Regards,
Jon from Danville, PA

No bushing was used there from the factory, to get an actual bushing in there the O.D. of the housing and/or the I.D. of the lever would have to be machined.

The ''field fix'' is to roll a little piece of brass shim stock in there or even a strip cut from an aluminum ''beverage'' can.

Duner Wi · Aug 7, 2022

My governor was very worn out so shims were not an option.
I made a crutch for my lever to lean against that attaches to one of the timing cover bolts. It has worked fine for over 40 years. If you were running a Ferris wheel or saw rig it might be a little slow to respond but I mow lawn mostly with mine. If I remember correctly the backside of the ball stud that is clinched to arm touches the crutch so very little surface area to create friction.

wore out · Aug 7, 2022

The lever in question is positioned by the throttle lever to set the tension on the governor spring and it doesn't move in response to load. The other arm on the governor that needs to move/respond quickly runs in a needle bearing.

Jos180 · Aug 8, 2022

(quoted from post at 08:45:32 08/07/22)

(quoted from post at 04:29:41 08/07/22) Hello,

I m trying to find out where to buy a bushing for the inner lever of the governor. The rest of the governor is in good condition so I don t want to replace the housing if I don t need to. I appreciate your comments.

Regards,
Jon from Danville, PA

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No bushing was used there from the factory, to get an actual bushing in there the O.D. of the housing and/or the I.D. of the lever would have to be machined.

The ''field fix'' is to roll a little piece of brass shim stock in there or even a strip cut from an aluminum ''beverage'' can.

I will go with the field fix. Thanks for the info. Jon

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