> When I redid my supension, these nylon busings were all so egg shaped, it
> made me cringe to think I had been driving the car at all. Some of them were
> even worn through and wearing on the arms themselves. This to me was a sure
> sign that the suspension had trully never been rebuilt. And that the car was
> not a low milage car at all. (Never claimed It was, Just never knew.)
Unfortunatley these wear out much faster than you would expect. MY TR4A has
130K on it and the front suspension has been rebuilt 3 times and it is time
to rebuild it again. This is primarilly due to wear in the bushings. Many
of our beloved cars were rebuilt in the late 70's if only to make them
more salable. Also the speedo cables are prone to breakage and many of the
PO's didn't care. the millage really doesn't matter if a careful inspection
of the car shows it to be sound and usable or rebuildable. Unless you have
very detailed records for the car the true milage is probably lost even
to the origonal owner. My TR4A was purchased from the origonal owner who
kept very detailed service records including gas fill ups and millage.
However I know that the millage is somewhat incorrect as his notes include
times when the speedo cable was broken.
>
> As if the 5 pounds of dirt I scraped off the suspension parts wasn't a clue
> to that!
Road dirt doesn't take long to accumulate.
>
> Scott Tilton
> In Richmond Virginia
> Never had a bona fide low milage car to inspect for myself.
>
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Kevin Spooner
The Sports Works of Greeley
Specializing in Triumphs and British Sports Cars
britcars@hpfckjs.fc.hp.com
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