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Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE

To: lang@isis.mit.edu, sherryjimmy6116@att.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE - A CAUTIONARY TALE
From: Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:58:43 -0500 (EST)
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
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References: <8CFBCBEB99F6300-C24-31D6B@webmail-m154.sysops.aol.com> <8CFBCC92C94EEC0-C24-328FA@webmail-m154.sysops.aol.com> <1357776447.81982.YahooMailRC@web184806.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <Pine.LNX.4.62L.1301100937260.3356@isis.mit.edu>
I have been to RATCO and worked with Tony Vigliotti on a couple
projects.....1ST CLASS

Square tube that trails down to frame: We did a lateral square tube to support
this weldment area and redid....20 yrs ago.





Joe Alexander
A. R. E.
645 1st Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648
319.464.4711  (cell)
n197tr4@cs.com





-----Original Message-----
From: Robert M. Lang <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: sherry robyn <sherryjimmy6116@att.net>
Cc: Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.com>; fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, Jan 10, 2013 8:50 am
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR CHASSIS FATIGUE -  A CAUTIONARY TALE


On Wed, 9 Jan 2013, sherry robyn wrote:

> Do TR6s (1974) have this weakness also?

Speaking from personal experience - YES!!!

I had a shock tower fail during practice for a national tour event. The
metal split near the top of the box that forms the mount for the
upper crossmember and the upper fulcrum pin mount peeled back a lot. I was
lucky that the result was nothing more than a camber gain of 10 or 15
degrees!!!

Also, watch where the square tube brace that angles down to the frame
butts. That was cracked on both sides, maybe because of the other failure,
but coincident to it. And I was doing frame checks fairly often. Now I do
them after every event.

I'm with Joe on this - RATCO is a good alternative!!!

regards,
rml
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