> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Paul Dorsey
> Sent: 05 December 2004 01:17
> To: triumph list
> Subject: round silver slotted aluminum wafer-like discs
>
> How many of those round silver (ab 2" diameter and 3/8" thick) slotted
> aluminum wafer-like discs are there suppose to be under my '60 TR3A? Were
> they intended as 'support sandwiches'? Where should they go? At every
> juncture with the frame? Can I substitute cork (or better) glass
> coasters?
Hi Paul,
I don't know if there is a specific pattern with the TRs, but with most
Standards and Triumphs built on a separate chassis, the number and positions
of these spacers varied. These were used to adjust clearance between body
and chassis to obtain correct alignment. Production clearances were pretty
variable on the Spitfires, Heralds and Atlases I've worked on. In extreme
cases, extra thick aluminium spacers were used, the largest I have seen
being an inch thick (on a Standard Atlas)! In such drastic cases the spacers
are drilled centrally rather than slotted.
Cheers,
Bill.
http://www.rarebits4classics.co.uk
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