Hi Alan,
> I have twice ordered replacements for those trunnion washers and never
> rec'd anything remotely similar to the original, there was no way they
> were going to fit. Appeared to be made from too hard & heavy a material
> (for the "serration process", ok maybe at 300 ft lbs!), & were incorrect
> diameter, too small to retain the dust seals. I gave up and reused the
> originals.
I ordered trunnions, complete bushing kit, ball joints and tie rod ends from
TRF a few months ago. There is a good chance I'll be installing them this
coming weekend (take note Lee!). I did parts comparisons between the
trunnions and the washers a few days ago and they all look the same as the
parts that came off the car. My stumbling block at the moment is in getting
the lower wishbone arm bushings reamed to match the trunnion pins. After
pressing the bushings in they just don't quite fit.
> Also found the both new trunnions had been too deeply machined at the
> inner dust seals, so had to use a handful of shims (12 or 16 total per
> trunnion) to take up the extra slack. This doesn't effect the fit of the
> actual joints, which are very good, just fills in around the dust seal.
I'll have to watch that closely. Thanks
> Finally, where the vertical link threads into the trunnion, the new dust
> seals were smaller than original and left alot exposed, so I "expanded"
> the seal by slipping one of the old dust seals (from the horizontal
> portion) over it. Not concours, I know, but...
I'll check that also.
> I'm still trying to decide whether to drill the new trunnions to accept a
> cotter pin with castlated nut, or just hope and pray the nyloc
> "replacement" nuts, "torqued" to 4 whole ft lbs, stay in place at race
> speeds over at Sears Point, or at even higher velocities during a commute
> up Highway 101!
Mine came drilled for the castle nut and the pins (I think!). Who did you
buy your parts from?
> I'm printing your note and adding it to my factory manual! Thanks for
> posting it.
Great!
Brad (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
My Web Site Http://www.141.com/triumphs (updated 2/15/99)
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