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181. RE: was rear u-joints, now rear hubs (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:25:20 -0500 (EST); Hi Vance (and everyone else), Just to set the record straight - even if you use the proper Churchill tool, there's a chance that you'll screw up the hub flange or the stub axle when pressing them apa; /html/6pack/2005-03/msg00488.html (7,640 bytes)
182. RE: was rear u-joints, now rear hubs (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:38:42 -0500 (EST); Another trick the old guys use is to toss the hub into a bucket of kerosene for a few days or a week. The solvent will seep into every nook/cranny and help lube things for disassembly. There's a cou; /html/6pack/2005-03/msg00489.html (7,403 bytes)
183. Re: Iron butts (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:45:38 -0500 (EST); Boston, MA to Ft. Worth, TX for VTR 1997, total mileage was a tad over 4000 miles in 8 days... four of which I was sitting around at the VTR hotel gawking at all the pretty Triumphs. I had a passenge; /html/6pack/2005-03/msg00490.html (8,747 bytes)
184. Re: Iron butts (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:54:04 -0500 (EST); The trip back from Hudson, WI. I drove 17 hours straight and got to Erie, PA (about 853 miles). I was very tired when I got to the rest area, so I pulled on my hooded sweatshirt and leaned my head a; /html/6pack/2005-03/msg00491.html (8,576 bytes)
185. Re: Paint or Powdercoat (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:24:41 -0500 (EST); Bead-blasting is a good idea. Then get the uprights and the lower wishbones crack-tested. When you powdercoat, you should plug or cover everything that you don't want the paint to stick to. Eastwoods; /html/6pack/2005-03/msg00541.html (7,727 bytes)
186. Re: Repairing Plywood Dashboard - What's a Bookend (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 10:17:21 -0500 (EST); I'm most def. not a woodworker, so I'll cede to the experts on the list. regards, rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-linux-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-258-; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00000.html (7,982 bytes)
187. Re: Something found on Ebay..Opinions (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 10:33:13 -0500 (EST); [stuff deleted] Let's see, $60 for a $5 part. Hmmmmm. Two salient points: 1. the hole can be re-threaded with a coil repair thing such as a heli-coil. 2. the hole typically strips when the "mechanic"; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00001.html (8,112 bytes)
188. Re: Speedometer Repair (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 18:22:24 -0500 (EST); go to www.gaugeguys.com (aka APT Instruments). I've used them. They do good work. Reasonable prices. They are Smiths gauge knowlegeable. rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultan; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00011.html (6,704 bytes)
189. Re: TR6 died while driving and now won't start (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:53:11 -0500 (EST); If you have a Pertronix, make sure the magnet is still attached to the plastic thing. I've seen this happen a lot. I've also seen the rotors fail dramatically like this... vrrrrrrrrrPOP then nothing; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00027.html (8,529 bytes)
190. Re: Distributor Problem (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 10:37:01 -0500 (EST); This is a very common problem with Lucas distributors. The first problem is the bushing for the dizzy shaft. They get very poor oiling and the bushing will form an oval shape allowing the shaft to wo; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00103.html (8,239 bytes)
191. Re: Tires (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 10:48:22 -0500 (EST); Did anyone read the latest Classic Motorsports mag? There's an article in there where they put several sets of tires on a early 70's vintage Volvo and then run an autox course and then do a 60 - 0 s; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00104.html (7,271 bytes)
192. Re: Tires (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 20:53:15 -0500 (EST); Kool - leave LOT of space between you and the car in front of you. =:-0 rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-linux-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-258-9535 | --; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00121.html (7,039 bytes)
193. Re: donut tire (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:46:42 -0500 (EST); except for catastrophic failure, tires nowadays are pretty reliable. if you use modern tires in a "normal" size, you should be able to score a new tire pretty much anywhere you can drive and have it; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00130.html (7,467 bytes)
194. Re: Welding (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:40:57 -0500 (EST); Buy the best welder that you can afford. Really. The metal is thin, 15 awg or roughly .070" The plates that you add (like the front lower a-arm gussets) are thicker. Some folks like the Lincoln 110 u; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00220.html (7,304 bytes)
195. Re: corvair rear hubs for TR6 (fwd) (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:38:56 -0500 (EST); you need the late IRS style hubs, not the early swing-axle ones. you need to fabricate the bearing carrier from aluminium. you need to tweak your out axle yokes to accomodate an adapter u-joint. you; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00238.html (7,485 bytes)
196. Re: corvair rear hubs for TR6 (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:53:35 -0500 (EST); The stock hubs use a "taper joint with woodruff key". The design is faulty in that the woodruff key is "staked" to the tapered axle. This staking forms a perfect spot for cracks to form/propagate. It; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00240.html (9,042 bytes)
197. Re: Fire Extinguishers.... (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:25:36 -0500 (EST); Halon is a florinated hydrocarbon and has been shown to be a leading factor in the reduction of the ozone layer. It was banned a number of years ago, about the same time that R12 wa banned as a refri; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00249.html (8,868 bytes)
198. Re: Fire Extinguishers.... (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:21:53 -0500 (EST); Hey Shoe-Man*, I was away at a conference. Sorry. :-) Regards, rml * could Mike the Shoe Man be the replacement for Bobstah the Lobstah? Only time will tell. -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space fo; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00252.html (7,530 bytes)
199. Re: Goodmorrning Gents (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:09:04 -0500 (EST); Put rain-x on the windshield every month. ;-) rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-linux-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-258-9535 | --; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00294.html (7,041 bytes)
200. Re: Rebush Front suspension (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:39:49 -0500 (EST); I'm a big fan of urethane for a street driven car. There are different quality levels of urethane in the market, it pays to shop around. I do not like the new rubber parts that we get from any of the; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00313.html (9,302 bytes)

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