need help with one piece kickdown spring

Posted By: landon1

need help with one piece kickdown spring - 08/30/09 07:53 PM

this photo is prior to rebuild - i just saw the darn thing, and now i can't find it anywhere. it runs from the throttle lever down to the kickdown/throttle cable bracket. is is just a safety spring for the factory return spring, or is it kickdown related?

thanks

EDIT: not the chrome double springs, i know what they are, i put them on with the new carb, but the lower spring, just for clarification, since you can see 3 springs in the picture

Posted By: landon1

Re: what is this spring??? - 08/30/09 08:04 PM

okay, after more digging, it's a kickdown spring - now how do i find out which one i had and where to get a new one?

Posted By: Dougsmopars

Re: what is this spring??? - 08/30/09 08:24 PM

kick down spring goes from the rear pivot to throttle stud. The one pictured is not a stock sping. From that pic it's hard to see how it is working as a kickdown spring

Posted By: landon1

Re: what is this spring??? - 08/30/09 08:50 PM

that's what i was thinking...it's almost like a back-up throttle return spring, but i now have dual springs on the carb....during reassembly, i picked up the spring and had no idea how to hook it up to the point where it would work for kickdown - this picture is how it was hooked up when i got the car over 6 years ago...

so i guess i now need to know how to hook up a kickdown spring on a one-piece kickdown linkage for a 440

any ideas?

Posted By: aarcuda

Re: what is this spring??? - 08/30/09 08:56 PM

Connect it so it pulls the kd rod forward

Posted By: landon1

Re: what is this spring??? - 08/30/09 09:00 PM

not sure what you mean/where to connect - tried looking for pics, but can't seem to find any.

Posted By: MoparforLife

Re: what is this spring??? - 08/30/09 09:45 PM

Number 13 in this picture.

Posted By: John_Kunkel

Re: need help with one piece kickdown spring - 08/30/09 10:31 PM

The pic below shows the correct one-piece linkage configuration, if you had the correct Holley throttle lever extension (Holley #20-7) you could eliminate the dogleg bend in the slotted link.

Attached picture 5451216-76TPlink.jpg

Posted By: MoparforLife

Re: need help with one piece kickdown spring - 08/30/09 11:25 PM

Quote:

The pic below shows the correct one-piece linkage configuration, if you had the correct Holley throttle lever extension (Holley #20-7) you could eliminate the dogleg bend in the slotted link.

I copied the wrong pic over. Thanks John. The idea is the same to keep the rear of the slot in contact with the throttle at all times.

Posted By: landon1

Re: need help with one piece kickdown spring - 08/31/09 02:27 AM

well, i assume it's the chrysler throttle extension i have, i transferred it over from the holley that was on it. i got a great pic from a guy on the roadrunnernest, so now i can see exactly what i need to set it up like.

i also seem to have the "hillbilly" nut and bolt in the slot - i may have more questions on adjusting it later, but it seemed to work just fine.

Attached picture 5451773-Kickdown.jpg

Posted By: aarcuda

Re: need help with one piece kickdown spring - 08/31/09 03:05 AM

Quote:

well, i assume it's the chrysler throttle extension i have, i transferred it over from the holley that was on it. i got a great pic from a guy on the roadrunnernest, so now i can see exactly what i need to set it up like.

i also seem to have the "hillbilly" nut and bolt in the slot - i may have more questions on adjusting it later, but it seemed to work just fine.

thats how mine is

Posted By: landon1

Re: need help with one piece kickdown spring - 08/31/09 03:09 AM

lol i know it, i've seen several like it...i just read it in another thread while doing a search

Posted By: 1_WILD_RT

Re: need help with one piece kickdown spring - 08/31/09 03:14 AM

First time I've looked at this thread, saw the first picture & thought "What a cobbled mess" then saw a few comment & your second picture... Looks much better..

Posted By: landon1

Re: need help with one piece kickdown spring - 08/31/09 03:42 AM

have correct spring on order, so should be here in the coming week just in time for the new motor to burn some tires. when motor is back together i'll post pics in my project thread to show what it looks like. it's been a long process, upgrading things as i had money in high school and college, til i now finally had enough the pull the motor for rebuild, buy nice things, take my time, and get rid of the "cobbled-up mess" - much more better now!