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Re: [TR] Silent block replacement from TRf

To: Mike Denman <mikedenman@sbcglobal.net>, Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Silent block replacement from TRf
From: Bill & AnnaBelle <anabil007@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:07:40 -0700
I have  done this and the change is remarkable,  bump steer is gone, 
I can imagine the "power" need to turn the wheel is less, but that is 
still under revision, I can tell you that the highway steering is 
rock solid and very predictable.

>Has anyone on the list actually installed the new delrin version 
>silent block (sold by TRF among others) used on the TR3 front 
>suspension? Did replacing the stock bonded rubber silent blocks that 
>have to twist the rubber as the car is steered with the free twisting 
>delrin silent blocks actual translate into easier steering? In 
>particular, I would like to hear from members who only made this one 
>change before testing (I don't want to give credit to the delrin 
>silent blocks if something else might have been changed at the same 
>time and might be responsible for the change in steering effort).
>Mike Denman


-- 
Bill  Pugh
1957 TR3 TS16765L
aka
Casper

AnnaBelle Pugh
1970 TR6 CC59179L
aka
Rosey
Wallace, CA
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