| Also known as | E9820 |
| Diagram | Fig. 27 — CARBURETTERS – THROTTLE LINKAGE · ref 44 |
| Subsystem | engine top |
| Listed in parts books | 1969–1974 |
Distance piece — throttle return spring
A distance piece for the throttle return spring linkage at the carburetor, keeping the spring and linkage properly positioned.
70-9820 is a distance piece that sits in the throttle return spring linkage on the carburetor side of the top end. In the catalog it shows up under the MANIFOLD AND THROTTLE LINKAGE and CARBURETTERS – THROTTLE LINKAGE figures, which puts it right where the throttle cable, spring, and linkage come together at the carb. Its job is to act as a spacer, keeping the return spring and linkage components positioned correctly so the throttle snaps closed the way it should.
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You'll also see this part under the earlier E9820 number if you're working from an older parts book — same physical piece, just the legacy prefix form. Our catalog appearances for it run from 1969 through 1974, so it shows up across a handful of model years in that span, though we don't have anything narrowing it down further than that.
It's a small, easy-to-overlook part, but if it's missing or worn the return spring and linkage can sit wrong and affect how cleanly the throttle returns to idle. Worth checking when you've got the carb top off for other work.
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