FUEL CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY

1 . A fuel mixture control assembly comprising:

a shaft;

a stop bracket adapted to be secured on one end of the shaft;

a spring arranged over a portion of the shaft;

a spring retainer adapted to retain a first end of the spring opposite the stop bracket;

a retainer assembly; and

a bearing assembly arranged between the spring retainer and the retainer assembly.

2 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 1 , wherein the retainer assembly comprises a C-washer adapted to engage at least one notch in the shaft, and a C-washer retainer sized to seat the C-washer and oppose the bearing assembly.

3 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 1 , wherein the C-washer retainer further comprises a lip.

4 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 1 , wherein the spring retainer comprises a rounded insert extending into a portion of an internal circumference of the spring.

5 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 4 , wherein the spring retainer comprises a shelf disposed about an outer circumference of the rounded insert.

6 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 4 , wherein the spring retainer comprises a flat surface opposite the rounded insert and the shelf.

7 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 1 , wherein the spring is made from stainless steel.

8 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a mixture control valve.

9 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bearing assembly comprises a bearing race and a plurality of balls.

10 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 9 , wherein the bearing race comprises a plurality of spaces corresponding to each of the plurality of balls.

11 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bearing assembly comprises stainless steel.

12 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bearing assembly comprises ceramic.

13 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a bushing and a roll pin.

14 . An idle fuel control assembly comprising:

a shaft;

a bracket adapted to be secured on one end of the shaft;

an idle valve member rotationally engaged about the shaft;

a retainer assembly; and

a bearing assembly arranged adjacent the retainer assembly and the idle valve member.

15 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 14 , wherein the retainer assembly comprises a C-washer adapted to engage at least one notch in the shaft, and a C-washer retainer sized to seat the C-washer and oppose the bearing assembly.

16 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 14 , wherein the bearing assembly comprises a bearing race and a plurality of balls.

17 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 16 , wherein the bearing race comprises a plurality of spaces corresponding to each of the plurality of balls

18 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 14 , wherein the bearing assembly is made of any one of stainless steel and ceramic.

19 . A fuel mixture control assembly comprising:

a shaft;

a stop bracket adapted to be secured on one end of the shaft;

a spring arranged over a portion of the shaft.;

a spring retainer adapted to retain a first end of the spring opposite the stop bracket, the spring retainer further comprising a rounded insert extending into a portion of an interior circumference of the spring, a shelf disposed about an outer circumference of the rounded insert, and a flat portion opposite the rounded insert and the shelf;

a retainer assembly comprising a C-washer adapted to engage at least one notch in the shaft, and a C-washer retainer sized to seat the C-washer and oppose the bearing assembly, the C-washer retainer further comprising a lip; and

a bearing assembly disposed between the spring retainer and the retainer assembly, the bearing assembly comprising a bearing race and a plurality of balls, wherein the bearing race comprises a plurality of spaces corresponding to each of the plurality of balls.

20 . The fuel mixture control assembly of claim 18 , wherein the bearing assembly is made of any one of stainless steel and ceramic.