Folks:
I am re-posting the following message of a couple of weeks ago:
Well, it appears I'm paying for some neglect, folks. Now that I have
the Triumph up in the air while the gearbox is being stripped (and
installing a new exhaust system while I'm at it) I've discovered
another problem.
As the TR sat in the garage for a couple weeks prior to my tearing
into it, I noticed that the right front wheel looked like it had a
good deal more negative camber than the left front wheel. So now
I've got it up on stands with the wheels removed and I see the reason
for excess negative camber. The boxed section that partially
surrounds the shock turret is coming apart. The upper wishbone pivot
mounts to a flat plate, which forms the top of this boxed section
around the spring perch. Well, that upward-facing flat mounting
surface has separated from the rest of the box, and from the shock
turret as well. There doesn't appear to be any damage to any of the
actual suspension parts themselves. The aforementioned plate is
still attached to the chassis along its inside edge (i.e., the edge
closest to the engine) however.
I need input as to what will have to be done to rectify this. It
appears that once the suspension is removed, all that would be
required would be to bend the pieces back into proper alignment and
weld it back together. However, it seems that maybe some
reinforcement might be in order.
I can't believe I was driving it around like this!
Thanks as always.
--
Pete Chadwell
1973 TR6
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