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Re: TR3 sump pan bolts & washers

To: geohahn@azstarnet.com
Subject: Re: TR3 sump pan bolts & washers
From: KTRIUMPH@aol.com
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 18:59:52 EDT
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
In a message dated 8/20/99 5:56:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
geohahn@azstarnet.com writes:

<< What do you do if the lip is not flat & level?  Or do you just mean clean 
all
 old gasket material & other crud?  Thanks. >>

George

I just did the sump on my TR4, and while out I used a body hammer, dolly and 
a straight edge to get the rim flat, not necessarily level. :-)
The rim tends to get deformed around the bolt holes from overtorqueing by 
DPO's and sometimes by DCO's.
Helped the oil leak situation a LOT.

Ken Nuelle
58 TR3A 
62 TR3B
64 TR4

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