All four of the sleeves on my 1960 TR3A came off only with the use of a propane
torch and pliers, make sure the sleeve gets hot enough and one or two twists of
the pliers and the sleeve come off quite easily.
Alan Myers wrote:
> Paul Schneider wrote:
> >
> > Yes, they are sleeved. Three of four on my car came off with out much
> > effort. The fourth is waiting for the chisel.
> >
> > I bought a front end kit from VB. The lower bushings are slightly looser
> > than the ones I removed. I hate to stick with the old, but I don't know the
> > allowable clearance. How do your new ones fit?
> >
> > Paul
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andy Dixon <amdixon@erols.com>
> > To: Triumphs@Autox. Team. Net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Sunday, July 04, 1999 9:46 AM
> > Subject: TR3A Inner Lower Fulcrum Pins
> >
> > >
> > >Are these metal sleeved? They appear to be (and sleeves came with the kit)
> > >but are resisting all means of removal. If they are, anyone got any tried
> > >and true methods of removal before I resort to the torch and air chisel
> > >method?
> > >Thanks,
> > >Andy
> > >
> > >
>
> Andy & Paul,
>
> These are basically the same as on my TR4. I recently stripped a frame
> for the car which had been sitting for a long, long time and found these
> sleeves severely rusted in place, to the point where if I didn't know
> there were sleeves, I wouldn't have been able to tell by looking!
> Interestingly, the ones on my "old" frame, which are probably original
> to the car, weren't frozen (but other parts of the frame are trashed!)
>
> Someone else suggested carefully using a Dremel with a cut-off tool,
> which I ended up doing on one. Be very careful not to cut too deep, the
> fulcrum pin would be a bear to replace! I also found a big honkin'
> plumber's pipe wrench helped get a good grip on em, even better if you
> use the Dremel to cut a couple shallow slots first to improve the
> wrench's grip. Also, first apply liberal amounts of WD-40 or equivalent.
> Allow it to sit overnight and reapply. Repeatedly heating them up didn't
> seem to have much effect. Swearing at them helps, at least it made me
> feel better. They do eventually come off.
>
> Yes, the new ones may seem loose at first. That's okay as they are
> trapped in place and prevented from turning when you bolt everything
> back together. When reassembling, I put a bit of anti-seize compound on
> the pin in hopes that the sleeves won't be frozen on the next time! I'm
> not sure this is a good idea as it may encourage the sleeve to turn
>
> fyi: I notice several of the British TR vendors are offering stainless
> steel sleeves in an effort to prevent the problem you've encountered.
>
> Alan Myers
> San Jose, Calif.
> '62 TR4 CT17602L
>
> --
> MZ
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