Brad:
Let this be a lesson to you. Only beleve 1/2 of what you read and none of
what you hear.
The book is wrong. I have never read it. Put the trunnon on first than the
bracket.
Bob Kamholtz
ECOD
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Kahler <brad.kahler@141.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 29, 1999 9:33 PM
Subject: TR4 Trunnion installation questions
>
>Listers,
>
>I'm in the process of rebuilding the front suspension and am currently
>installing the lower tunnions onto the vertical links.
>
>There seems to be a discrepancy between what the manual says to do and
>what seems to work.
>
>When I disassembled the trunnions from the vertical links I had to remove
>the caliper bracket from the vertical link before I could spin the trunnion
off.
>Well I was reading the service manual to make sure I assembled everything
>properly (theres a first for everything you know!) and it says to bolt the
>caliper bracket to the vertical link AND then screw the trunnion onto the
>vertical link. If thats the case then I won't be able to screw the
trunnion on
>all the way.
>
>Has anyone experienced this delima or is it just me? Any other insights
for
>front end rebuilds would be greatly appreciated!
>
>TIA
>
>Brad (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
>My Web Site Http://www.141.com/triumphs (updated 12/3/98)
>
>1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L -- 1973 Spitfire 1500 FM3353U
>1962 TR4 CT288L -- 1965 TR4 CT38888LO parts car?
>1959 TR3A TS41311L -- 1959 TR3A TS53523L parts car
>1951 Dodge Truck B-3-B-108
>
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