Keith Ehrlich wrote:
>
> After months of denial I have to face the inevitable rebuild of the TR6 front
> end. Examination of my "inner (hamfisted) mechanic" reveals that I am in dire
> need of advice _before_ I tear it down. I plan to replace upper balls, all
> bushings(rubber except for urethane in the sway bar) and pins, inner balls
>and
> sockets, tie rod ends, springs and pads, shocks ( Carerra), rack mounts and
> boots-the works. Any advice is greatly appreciated: Tips, what to look out
>for,
> time savers, wierd tools, reassembly . I've picked up bits and pieces from the
> list, mostly from poor souls who seem to get half way across the river and
>start
> drowning. I intend to take lots of photos and use the ziplocs for parts and
> luckily, I got a Bentleys before it went out of print. I really need to get
> this done before LBC Week! BTW, how can I determine if trunions need
> replacement as well?
>
> Thanks-this is a great list!
>
> Keith Ehrlich
> 74 TR6 CF21812U
> Trying to be a daily driver
Start off by unbolting the top of the shock adsorber (hopefully the
bolts won't be too frozen on -- I had to cut the shock piston on my
parts car because the bolts were in such bad shape). Then place a jack
under the bottom of the shock adsorber (to take up the force of the
spring). Now unbolt the six bolts holding the spring pan in place and
slowly lower the jack (be careful, the spring has a lot of stored
energy) to remove the spring, shock and spring pan. Now use a tie rod
removal tool to remove the tie rod from the steering arm. Everything
else pretty much just unbolts after that. To remove the lower A-arms
you will probably first need to remove their mounting brakets by
unbolting them from frame mounting bracket -- the nuts are on the back
side of the bracket.
Kevin Brown '74 TR6 (2) '76 TR6 '71 MGB '74 MGB
Odessa, MO
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