Ultra rare is right. I've been searching for years for the proper Tenax, I
have the aluminum frame as wel. I believe the frames were around the TS65000
cars, late 59, very early 60. There is a flat head slotted screw head on the
inside, flush with the frame surface, and a rounded head on the other end
with a very thin nut to hold in place. The entire stud is threaded. I've
never been able to find these anywhere, with a lot of searching.
Dave Willner
Stroudsburg, PA
59 TR3A, Apple Green
80 Spitfire, Carmine Red (sold) (MGB search underway)
70 BSA 441 Victor Special
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Randall
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 11:42 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Tenax Question
> When replacing any of the ten Tenax studs above the windscreen on a side
> screen car be sure that the replacement stud is the exact same length as
the
> original. Even a few extra mm longer may go through the rubber and into
the
> glass. If the stud touches the glass it will crack the glass which will
> definitely ruin your day.
Curiously enough, on some windscreens, the Tenax actually goes all the way
through the frame ! One of our local club members owns a TR3 with the
apparently ultra-rare aluminum alloy frame (rather than the chromed brass).
Apparently the aluminum is not strong enough to take threads, so a special
Tenax
is used that goes all the way through and has special flat-head nut that
screws
on from the other side.
Which of course is not to say Lou is wrong, I just thought it an interesting
exception. Several people have searched for the special studs, without
success,
so another club member cut a replacement for the missing one on his lathe.
Randall
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