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Re: Front Suspension

To: "J Garruba" <jgarruba@ematic.com>
Subject: Re: Front Suspension
From: Will <tr6@mac.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 11:01:43 +0100
>Dear listers,
>
>     While re-bushing the front end on my car, I noted the following,  It seems
>possible to mix up the position of the upper wishbone halves from front to
>rear, and or from driver to passenger side. I suspect that this may have been
>done by the previous owner, so I do not simply won't to re-install the
>components as I found them.  After studying several depictions of the upper
>wishbone in the Bentley and parts catalog, I cannot tell where the wishbone
>halves really belong, I know the front and rear items are not interchangeable,
>as there are separate #s in the parts book.  However, I can't tell which is
>which.  I also suspect that there is a difference between the driver and
>passenger side, as I found an R and an L stamped in 2 of the four pieces.
>Does anyone have experience with this problem?  Thanks in advance.
>
>Best Regards,
>Joseph Garruba

The top front wishbones are handed and stamped L and R. When fitting 
the L/H the L should appear on the upper surface.

Hope that helps,

-- 
William Davies
1975 TR6 PI
CR6157-O

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