>I've never seen the OEM rubber in anything but LIKE NEW condition, so
>no need replacing, we just need the tool or some substitute.
>
>Any ideas?
>Roger
Roger,
Got to (respectfully) disagree with you. Most every TR6 I've ever
checked with the OEM rack mounts had considerable rack movement. I just
removed the rack from CF37325U this weekend and you're right, the rubber
mounts LOOK great, having never seen the light of day in 22yrs. Prior to
being removed however, the rack moved all over the place and showed no
evidence of having been tampered with since coming to these shores. My
guess is that the OEM rubber mounts shrink under compression after time
like all other rubber suspension pieces. Install some new rubber end link
bushings and remove them in 30 days. They shrink and reform themselves to
their compressed state. Urethane mounts, which I'm installing with a
rebuilt rack, should solve the rack movement problem, yet provide some
isolation from road noise and vibration.
Still on the rack,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
'75 TR6 CF38690UO
'75 TR6 CF37325U
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