This doesn't sound like the usual axle tramp problem! Anybody got
suggestions? (It's a solid axle TR4a, if I recall correctly.)(
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From: "Alan Friday" <afridayfam@email.msn.com>
To: "Chris Kantarjiev" <cak>
Subject: Fw: CAR
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:54:00 -0500
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Chris,
I just got this from my Dad. We were experiencing some swerve when you hit
gas, let off and hit again. Pretty noticeable so we decided to re-bush front
end. Now this rear end deal appears to be problem. Thought I would forward
to you for any tips/thoughts.....
Thanks,
af
>The good news: We rebushed the right side of your car and added the
>extra bolt to each bracket as recommended by the guy at Vintage
>Triumph and Bob Brooks. Everything really looked good and solid. I
>got home at 1:15 AM. We intend to do the left side tonight. It was
>really a needed job (and actually more needed than we realized) - the
>bolt holding the front bracket was cracked and was just barely holding (no
more than 25% of the bolt still intact). We replaced it, of course, and
added another one,
>also. Everything is completely safe on that side of the front end
>now. Everything we did was completely needed if the car is to be
>driven.
>Now, the bad news: The swerve was the same (if not worse). We were
>just disgusted! When John and I drove the car after we finished, we
>couldn't believe it made no difference. We got back and drove the car
>over the oil change pit. John drove it forward and back while Bill
>and I observed underneath for looseness in anything. Well, we found
>the problem! The tube that comes out of the rear chunk is loose on
>the right side. This steel tube is pinned to the center casting and
>should be a completely solid piece. It turns slightly, but slightly
>is all that is required to give a real bad reaction at the wheel. The
>spring and shackle are the only thing keeping the wheel from rotating
>and they give enough to cause the swerve. We don't know the solution
>to the problem. The pins holding the tube are loose and are problably
>a factory installed item which are never to be replaced. If you could
>weld steel to cast iron (and I don't know if this is possible), the
>tube could just be welded in place. Anyhow, I need to call The
>Roadster Factory technical department and see if they have a fix for
>the problem. If you know of somebody to give a solution, feel free to
>get it for us. It isn't something that will get any better (and will
>probably just get progressively worse). I don't have the telephone
>number for The Roadster Factory technical (and also their hours of
>operation). I think they are only available in the afternoon hours.
>Look these up and send to me ASAP. I am going to get a new set of
>shock absorbers for the front . They are just standard tube shock
absorbers (I have the one off right side to
>compare). We'll put them on tonight when we redo the left side.
>Everything on your suspension (almost) will be new. John said that
>Leander (Marvin's dad) tried to get him to just take the whole rear
>end off the frame that we got the axle and hub off of. We may go back
>begging for it now. All is not lost. I guess it will work out. It
>has to now, since we've spent so much time, effort and money on the car.
>>Sorry it wasn't all good news.
>DAD
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