> While having a grand old time rebuilding the front suspension of my
> TR-250 for the first time, I noticed that the infamous left/rear
> suspension bracket is cracked in several places. I put a very big screw
> driver into one of the bracket's four holes and applied some force to
> the bracket, just to see how loose it was. Oh oh, it is actually quite
> bad off, moving around a few millimeters.
>
> Now I have to think about how I can repair this bracket problem, but
> I've never dealt with frame problems before. I've been thinking of four
> possibilities...
>
> 1. Get the welding guy with the truck to come and fix it "in situ."
> 2. Stick the car on a truck and bring it to a frame/welding place
> 3. Get a new frame (significant PO frame repairs; most good, some fair)
> 4. Sell the car to someone who can give this car proper care.
>
> If I do option #1 or option #2, I suppose I should purchase the
> replacement bracket & "strengthening plates"? I guess that the existing
> cracked bracket really should be disposed of.
>
> At this point the car is not worth a huge investment of money, so I'd
> like to defer replacing the frame (see option #3) until some later
> date. At the same time, I'd like to keep the car running, because I
> love it so (see option #4). (It's the old "love without enough money
> or time" situation. yuk.)
>
> Any advice? thanks,
> dave
>
> - --- dave mcelroy; suffield ct, usa; mcelroy@ntplx.net ---
>
Dave,
While I'm not a welder, but I know a lot about 250's, and I live in
Connecticut
also. So if you need any help just send me a note. I am on the "digest
program"
so I usually won't see a list posting 'til a few days after it hits the list.
The option I'd choose if I were you is to take the frame somewhere, as long
as
it is reasonable to do so. I suggest this because I feel that anyone who'd
come to
your house would problably charge more. However, if the frame is unmoveable, it
may be worth your while to pay the extra money for a house call. And I feel
that any
broken brackets should be replaced with new (as well as the later TR 6 gussets).
Oh well, that's all the advice I can give here....
JOE IV
TR 250
WALLINGFORD, CT. USA
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