Yeah, that's one of those "duh...."s that we all do I'm sure. When you put
the stator tube back in, first run a string through it. Use it to pull the
wires through from the bottom- a lot easier than trying to push them through
from the top.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 1:27 PM
Subject: Thing not to do :-)
> Hi all, this is one of those things that I should of realized before doing
> it.
>
> I had filled the steering column on the TR3a with oil about 2 weeks ago,
no
> problem, no leaks.
>
> Well, last night I attempted to install the control head and the wiring
> associated with it. I tried at first to simply insert the wire and it got
> stuck. So thinking that some dirt is in the stator tube undo the nut on
the
> steering box and pull it out via the passenger compartment. Clean it up
and
> still having problems getting the wires in (help?). I go around the front
of
> the car and notice a oil puddle, you guessed it, all of the oil in the box
> and column are now on the floor and still no wires in the tube.
>
> The lesson here, make sure there are no fluifs before removing items. :-)
>
> David Templeton
> '59 TR3a - with a mess to clean up.
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