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Re: TR3A springs...continued

To: "Cliff Pike" <cpike@mgl.ca>
Subject: Re: TR3A springs...continued
From: "Ed Woods" <fogbros@nb.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:53:37 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: "Triumph Mailinglist" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
I was the guy with the bad experience with repro springs. My advice: If
yours are broken, replace with used. If you think they're worn, have them
rearched at a good spring shop.

My TR3 is still suffering with the "new" ones.

Ed Woods
-----Original Message-----
From: Cliff Pike <cpike@mgl.ca>
To: Triumphs List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 4:30 PM
Subject: TR3A springs...continued


>
>Listers:
>My previous posting on this subject brought much appreciated advice.
>However, upon  closer inspection I found one rear spring with a broken
>leaf, and considerable deterioration on both due to rust. The front
>coils appear to be fine. I therefore plan to replace the rear springs,
>but I recall some talk here a while back about after-market springs, and
>how poorly they fit. Any comments out there re: what I should use etc?
>TIA
>Cliff Pike
>Guelph, Ontario
>'58TR3A  TS30767LO  Restoration project
>'66 Spitfire4MKII  FC85163  Driver
>'64 Spitfire4  Parts ( or could be restored)
>
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