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Re: axle gaiter install

To: Charlie Frazer <cfrazer@ballmer.uoregon.edu>
Subject: Re: axle gaiter install
From: suhring <suhring@lancnews.infi.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 07:09:48 -0500
Cc: "'triumphs@autox.team.net'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Organization: InfiNet
References: <377529F94F85D111AE2F0000F801164C5E5AD9@ballmer.uoregon.edu>
Charlie:

Not to bad of a job. You'll need to remove the outer tie rod to get to
the gaiters. The main thing to be weary of is to mark the point of the
nut so you don't lose your wheel alignment. The manual is pretty good
in explaining the job.

Scott Suhring
Elizabethtown, PA
'70 TR6
'59 TR3

Charlie Frazer wrote:
> 
> Working on my '71 TR6 this weekend I discovered that the outside rear axle
> gaiter on the passenger side is torn.  Haven't had a chance to look at the
> driver's side yet, but I assume that I should probably replace both inside
> and outside gaiters on both sides of the car in the near future.
> How big a job is this?  Is it beyond the range of a minor league amateur
> mechanic?  Any special skills, tools or help required?
> I'd be grateful for any suggestions.
> Thanks,
> Charlie Frazer
> Cfrazer@ballmer.uoregon.edu

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