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Re: Bizarre TR6 steering problem

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Subject: Re: Bizarre TR6 steering problem
From: Pete & Aprille Chadwell <dynamic@transport.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 19:41:35 -0700
Peter Innocenti wrote:
>Just fixed the strangest problem with my TR6. I was pulling into
>my driveway when suddenly I couldn't straighten out the wheel. I
>ended up parking on the front lawn for the evening. At sunrise the
>next day I opened the bonnet to do some investigating, expecting
>the worst. To my surprise I discovered that the ground strap from
>my battery was tangled in the u-joint on the steering shaft. I quickly
>fixed the problem and twisted the cable connection at the battery
>to prevent this from occurring in the future. I suggest other 6
>owners check the location of their strap, would be an extreme
>bummer if this happened in traffic..........

Ouch.  That reminds me of the time I threw my legs up over my head and
scraped the back of my thighs with a cheese grater!

I HATE it when that happens!!

(Apologies to Billy Crystal)

Pete Chadwell
1973 TR6




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