I am going back over there either today or tomorrow and I'll do some
more exploration. However, Because much of the notices are Triumph
boilerplate, I think that it will be much better to condense the
material rather than scan it and put it out "AS-IS". This will save a
great deal of bandwidth.
Also, I don't know if what I saw was the entire list of notices, but
they only went as far as sometime in the '60's. I'll ask if there are
more and report back.
If it is not an overwhelming task (and I survive the decal project), I
may take this on myself. I doubt Barry will want me to send the things
out beyond my control. He has quite a collection of material on British
cars in general and Triumphs in particular.
Regards,
Joe
Bowen, Patrick A wrote:
>
> Joe, Thanks for the great info! I am very interested in the Triumph
> Factory Service notices, where by chance did you happen to come across
> them. Maybe these are something that could be put on the web. I imagine
> they are an incredible resource. How many are there? I am just too
> interested in this.
>
> Patrick Bowen
>
> At 08:55 PM 8/19/98 -0700, Joe Curry wrote:
> >Yesterday I was over at a friend's house and we were looking through an
> >old notebook of Triumph Factory Service Notices for dealers.
> >
> >As he read off the headings (I left my glasses at home so he was reading
> >for both of us) I stopped him when he got to one that was titled,
> >"Spitfire Rear Brake Hoses". I said, "Wait, let see if I can guess what
> >it says." My theory was it referred to the tendency of the rear hoses
> >to rub against the axle shafts and wear the hoses, causing a very unsafe
> >condition. Sure enough, I was correct.
> >
> >The notice calls for each car that is in the shop for any service to
> >have the rear hoses checked for flat spots caused by wear. Then with
> >the suspension in both up and down extremes check for clearance from the
> >shaft. Improper clearance is to be corrected by adjusting the attaching
> >points of the hose brackets.
> >
> >I noticed some time ago that both mine and my sons Spits exhibited the
> >problem. I corrected mine by replacing the hoses with braided stainless
> >ones and on my son's car by taking some of the springs from a pair of
> >front hoses and mounting them on the rear hoses. That way, if the hose
> >tries to contact the axle, the spring will rub and not the rubber hose.
> >
> >But the real purpose of this message is to have everybody check those
> >hoses at the first opportunity.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Joe Curry
> >--
> >"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> >
> > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
> >
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"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
-- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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