Hi Paul,
No -- it's as Randall says -- the trunion screws (turns) onto the vertical
link. The vertical link
is male threaded at the bottom where it fits into the trunion -- like a giant
bolt. The trunion has
internal female threads. The trunion is turned off (unscrewed) from the
vertical link.
You must remove the spring pan arms (the lower arms). Then you must remove the
small vertical bolt
on the engine side of the trunion that holds the steering stop thingy. This is
in the back of the
trunion (engine side). Number 97 in this picture:
http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=29136
Number 97 must be removed in order to unscrew the trunion from the vertical
link (Number 32).
Really Randall is correct -- you need a manual. You can also probably see this
in the TRF catalogs
or Moss Catalogs.
Maybe you want to think about rebuilding the entire front suspension at this
point. On my TR250, the
trunion seal was in good shape while the rest of the rubber bushings were shot.
Maybe it's different
on a TR3.
Don Malling
Paul Dorsey wrote:
> Thanks Don!
> I'll examine them closely.
> And you just seperate them with a screwdriver right?
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Malling" <dmallin@attglobal.net>
> To: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul@negia.net>
> Cc: "triumph list" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 11:45 PM
> Subject: Re: grease seal replacement?
>
>
>
>>Hi Paul,
>>
>>You might want to consider replacing the trunions after you have it apart.
>
> If the TR3A trunion is
>
>>similar to the TR250/TR6 trunions, they are brass and wear. My TR250 only
>
> had 60K miles and I could
>
>>notice a slight looseness in the trunion and vertical link after I had it
>
> apart and cleaned the
>
>>grease out of it. I bought new ones from TRF and they fit very nicely. No
>
> looseness even dry.
>
>>I would advise doing one side at a time, because it wasn't obvious, at
>
> least not to me, how far to
>
>>turn the trunion on. I compared the new side to the old other side (still
>
> assembled) when I did
>
>>mine. I think there are lots of other reasons to only do one side at a
>
> time -- at least the first
>
>>time around.
>>
>>Don Malling
>>
>>Paul Dorsey wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I wish to replace the trunnion grease seal located between the trunnion
>>
> and
>
>>>the vertical link. Is there any problem in seperating these two parts
>>
> with a
>
>>>hammer and screwdriver (after other necessary bolts have been removed)??
>>>Thanks,
>>>Paul Dorsey
>>>60TR3A
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