Andy, Jim, Bob, Larry, Bill, Jordan, James, Allen, John, Rick, and others
on the list,
The spring has been painlessly extracted from the TR3. My problem was:
a- I didn't know how to use the spring compressor
b- the A-Arm Pan was caught on the edge of the frame.
What I have found so far in this process (I am only working on the right
side)is that the shock absorber was completely DEAD. No resistance at all.
The 6 nuts on the bottom of the A-Arm pan that are supposed to have cotter
pins did not. And every nut that I have encountered in this process has
been LOOSE. I have been driving around like this for 4 years! Last year
I drove this car to TRF for the summer party and during the VTR Regionals
I drove to Monticello and back. Scary huh?
John - I wish I could have joined you at VIR or Jim & Dean at TRF, but I had
to work... retail is hell!
OOPS!! I forgot to sign the last version of this letter. Sorry!
Later
Ken Nachman
Richmond Triumph Register
1957 TR3 TS21086L
1974 TR6 CF16990U
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