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Dave,
If you can get a wrench on the bolts and get them to move at all it might help,
but I'd bet they are frozen with rust. Once you get the fender off, you can get
a good look at them and decide what to do. They'll probably have to be cut off,
the rust on the threads will cause the nuts to spin in their cage. I removed
the panels that these 3 bolts go through, replaced the cage nuts with new ones,
then welded the panels back in place as the factory did. I'll send you a couple
pix.
When I restored my TR3, I went through every cage nut on the whole body and
made sure they were serviceable, chased all the threads with a tap, squeezed
the cage a little around the nuts to tighten them up a bit so the nut wouldn't
spin during reassembly. I had to replace around 30 nuts and cages on the body
that were not serviceable. I wanted the body to go back together without issues
with the caged nuts and bolts. I also put anti-seaze on every bolt before
reassembly.
Dave H.
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From: "David Friedlander" <forzion7@gmail.com>
To: "TR3 Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2015 3:08:09 PM
Subject: [TR] Fender bolts
Hey all;
I'm trying to remove the rear driver's side fender from my 3A. How in the world
does one
remove those last three vertical (i.e., one above the other) bolts at the rear
of the rear fender
(next to the tail light)? The fender is curved so one cannot even get a wrench
on it, even
with a flex socket. Did Triumph assemble these with British pygmies?? :- ) I
have been
trying, unsuccessfully, for several hours....
Thanks for any insights....
Dave Friedlander
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<html><body><div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #0000=
00"><div aria-label=3D"Compose body">Dave,</div><div aria-label=3D"Compose =
body">If you can get a wrench on the bolts and get them to move at all it m=
ight help, but I'd bet they are frozen with rust. Once you get the fe=
nder off, you can get a good look at them and decide what to do. They=
'll probably have to be cut off, the rust on the threads will cause the nut=
s to spin in their cage. I removed the panels that these 3 bolts go t=
hrough, replaced the cage nuts with new ones, then welded the panels back i=
n place as the factory did. I'll send you a couple pix.</div><div ari=
a-label=3D"Compose body">When I restored my TR3, I went through every cage =
nut on the whole body and made sure they were serviceable, chased all the t=
hreads with a tap, squeezed the cage a little around the nuts to tighten th=
em up a bit so the nut wouldn't spin during reassembly. I had to repl=
ace around 30 nuts and cages on the body that were not serviceable. I=
wanted the body to go back together without issues with the caged nuts and=
bolts. I also put anti-seaze on every bolt before reassembly. =
</div><div aria-label=3D"Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label=3D"Compose=
body">Dave H.</div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zwchr"><div style=3D"color:#00=
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t-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: H=
elvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"David Friedlande=
r" <forzion7@gmail.com><br><b>To: </b>"TR3 Triumphs" <triumphs@aut=
ox.team.net><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, June 4, 2015 3:08:09 PM<br><b>Sub=
ject: </b>[TR] Fender bolts<br><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(=
0,0,153)" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #=
000099;">Hey all;<br><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" styl=
e=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)" data-mce-styl=
e=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #000099;">I'm <i>trying =
</i>to remove the rear driver's side fender from my 3A. How in the world do=
es one <br>remove those last three vertical (i.e., one above the other) bol=
ts at the rear of the rear fender<br>(next to the tail light)? The fender i=
s curved so one cannot even get a wrench on it, even <br>with a flex socket=
. Did Triumph assemble these with British pygmies?? :- ) I have been =
<br>trying, unsuccessfully, for several hours....<br><div><br></div></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;c=
olor:rgb(0,0,153)" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;=
color: #000099;">Thanks for any insights....<br><div><br></div></div><div =
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:rgb(0,0,153)" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; col=
or: #000099;">Dave Friedlander<br><div><br></div></div></div><br><div><br><=
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