John Cowan wrote:
>
> More excitement from the TR-3A. As I drove off the other day, a part fell
> to the road from under the car. It's a piece of steel 1/16" thick and
> roughly 2" by 4", with a notch shaped as pictured below, except that the
> notch tapers a bit and is rounded at the bottom. There are no holes in it
> for for fittings. (The illustration looks right in Courer 12 font).`
> Does anyone recognize it? I didn't see anything like it in any of my
> catalogues.
> Thanks.
> John Cowan
>
> 1 3/4" 1/2" 1 1/4"
> |-------------------| |----------|
> | | | |
> | 1 1/4" | | |
> | | | |
> | |____| | 2"
> | |
> | |
> |___________________________________|
> 4"
>
> P. S. Noise problem I posted a couple of days ago is on hold until I can get
> someone to listen to it. Thanks to all who replied.
> JC
>
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The shims on the mountings of the rear trailing arms of my TR6 look a
bit like that, except they've got two slots. And the slots don't taper.
And they're only about 2" wide, not 4. And TR3As have got a completely
different suspension set-up....OK, I'll shut-up now.
Adam Turner
'74 TR6
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