That makes sense as my TR6 has the bolts put in the same way in the
front suspension. I was initially aggravated that somehow they had been
reinserted incorrectly, but was advised likewise that it was a safety
issue.
R. Ashford Little II
www.geocities.com/ralittle2
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Brian Kemp
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 1:11 AM
To: Tom White
Cc: 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
Subject: Re: Sadistic so-and-so's
Tom,
I was told the position of the trailing arm bolts was a safety feature
and it
was recommended that I put my bolts back the they came from the factory.
Should
the nut come off the trailing arm bolt, the frame prevents to bolt from
falling
out, keeping the trailing arm on the car.
The second time I replaced the trailing arm bushings, I put the bolts
back the
"proper" way, such that they can't fall out. I'd say it added only
about 30
minutes to undo/redo the brackets. This also gives you the opportunity
to
better examine this important section of the frame. If you keep the
shims
together with the correct brackets, your alignment shouldn't be a
problem.
Brian Kemp
72 TR6
73 GT6
Tom White wrote:
>
> I don't know if it was a british engineer, some mechanic or the DPO,
but
> I'm really mad at somebody. I'm mad at the person who put in the bolt
> on the inner bracket of the trailing arm on the rear suspension of my
4A
> IRS. They must be sadistic because they decided to thread the bolt
from
> the end which nearly abutts (sp?) the frame. As a result, removing
the
> trailing arm to replace the two bushings is not possible. Instead,
one
> must unbolt the whole bracket from the frame, upsetting the shims &
rear
> camber, etc. Would it have been so hard to just put the bolt in from
> the other side, where it could just be drawn out and the arm easily
> removed? Grrr! Has anyone else shared this joy? Is there some good
> reason for threading the bolt from the difficult side?
>
> - annoyed Tom
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