Governor slop

[BigTone]

I I opened the "a" governor and the spring was intact, the thrust bearings looked fine, so I put it back together and noticed the clevis rod on carb side was rubbing so I flipped it so the bend ofthe rod was facing the carb and no more rub, throttle on carb opens and closes freely. But when i hooked everything back up I noticed there is a lot of slop before the spring picks up when i advanced the throttle on the govenor. By the time the spring picks up the carb throttle is wide open and there's almost no spring to bring it completely back. Does that mean the spring is worn out?

 

[Bob]

"I noticed there is a lot of slop before the spring picks up when i advanced the throttle on the govenor. By the time the spring picks up the carb throttle is wide open and there's almost no spring to bring it completely back. Does that mean the spring is worn out?"

For the most part, your comments describe how a governor and linkage work without the engine running.

Without the engine running and centrifugal force on the weights "fighting back" there would be no tension/stretching of the spring 'til the carb butterfly is wide open.

The spring exists to attempt to pull the carb butterfly wide open, the weights act to pull it closed.

The balance between them determines at what speed the engine RPM's will be controlled.