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Re: Grommets etc.

To: "Evans, Mark" <Mark.Evans@Anheuser-Busch.com>
Subject: Re: Grommets etc.
From: Alan Myers <reagntsj@ricochet.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 21:15:15 -0700
Cc: "'triumphs@autox.team.net'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <0C6B8926A325D3118A3800805F895C1C14E028@CVBADMNEXG010>
Try a little WD40... makes nearly anything rubber slippery while wet &
loses the slipperiness when dry. Old trick to get motorcycle grips on
the handlebars. Also works for golf club grips (with double stick tape
under them)... be sure they get a couple days to dry thoroughly before
swinging hard, tho..... whoops, quantum leap. ;-)

Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif
'62 TR4 CT17602L (in bits & pieces all over the garage)

"Evans, Mark" wrote:
> 
> Listers,
> 
> As I sit here and work (really) I keep coming up with questions...
> 
> I am replacing many dry rotted grommets and plugs on the '4A. They're pretty
> easy to get out - they crumble!
> 
> Who knows an easy way to 'persuade' the new ones to fit their new home?
> 
> Sometimes, I'd rather remove a U-Joint than install a plug or grommet! These
> things go in about 90% then you chase the wrinkle 'round and 'round. Then it
> pops out and rolls underneath the car, or workbench or the pile of trash you
> just created with a broom. I'm afraid to empty the shop vac because there's
> probably a missing grommet or plug in there.
> 
> Mark A. Evans
> 1966 TR4A IRS CTC63970 LO
> markaevans@mindspring.com

-- 
Alan Myers
REALTOR
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reagntsj@ricochet.net

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