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Re: tr-3 doors, and drilling heads

To: "Bob Labuz" <yellowtr@borg.com>, "Gary Nafziger" <naffy@netins.net>
Subject: Re: tr-3 doors, and drilling heads
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 12:43:44 -0600
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Labuz <yellowtr@borg.com>
To: Gary Nafziger <naffy@netins.net>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, November 25, 2000 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: tr-3 doors, and drilling heads


>
>Gary,
>
>If you have to drill out the screws, try drilling off the head and then a
hole
>about 1/8 " as close to center as you can. Since these are 1/4 28 screws,
you
>might be able to use an "EASY OUT" to extract the screw leaving the threads
in
>the nut intack.

I suggest a left-handed drill.

Phil Ethier    Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC   pethier@isd.net     http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.

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