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Re: TR-6 Rubber Damper

To: <fot@autox.team.net>, "Jack Wheeler" <jwheeler@robus.com>
Subject: Re: TR-6 Rubber Damper
From: "Bob Kramer" <rgk@flash.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:41:26 -0600
I just went through this with a friend. He was able to locate a apparnatly
good used one through this list.  I also found out that Rimmer Bros still
lists them in their catalog, but did not check availability.

Bob Kramer
rgk@flash.net

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> From: Jack Wheeler <jwheeler@robus.com>
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: TR-6 Rubber Damper
> Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 1:01 PM
> 
> I am rebuilding a 1974 TR-6 engine for a friend.  She bought the car new,
> so we know it has 116K miles on it, and the damper is the original one.
> When I disassembled the engine, I noticed the rubber was badly cracked on
> the front side of the damper, and on the back side was starting to 'ooze'
> out of the groove.  Is this is a common problem on the TR-6?
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to proceed.  Are new dampers
> available?  Does anyone rebuild them?  How about good used ones?  I
> appreciate any advice you can give us!
> 

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