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My TR6 has a broken leg...

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Subject: My TR6 has a broken leg...
From: "shawmon" <shawmon@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:06:55 -0700
Hey folks,

I spend most of my time around here lurking and learning, but I have a
couple of specific questions regarding repairs to my 1970 TR6.  A while back
the right front suspension collapsed while backing out of my driveway.  A
closer inspection showed that the support bracket to which the lower rear
wishbone attaches had sheared off entirely.  Luckily, in retrospect I
realize that the process had begun a day or two before, but had decided not
to completely fail while I was cruising at 80 on the freeway.  Anyway, I
have painstakingly ground off the remaining bits of the old bracket in
preparation to weld on a new one.  As I have no welding experience, I plan
to bring in someone to do the job.

The questions:  any pointers about welding?  I have prepped the frame as
much as I know how, but since I've never done something like this, are there
any pre-welding prep pointers I should know?

Also, I ordered the TRF support bracket plate washers so this doesn't happen
again to the other three original (but healthy) brackets.  My question is:
do these washers need to be welded to the back of the brackets, or should
they simply be held in place by wishbone nut and bolt assembly?

Thanks for your help. I hope to get this taken care of in the next week or
so, and these questions are keeping me from completing the job.

Shawn Mann
70 TR6





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