Subject: [TR] TR6 tie rods and gaiters

From: "Tim Gaines" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:57:02 +0000

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I've got a tiny bit of play when I wiggle the front hubs left and right, 
so I've ordered new tie rod ends, a separator tool, and gaiters (old 
ones badly split) from Moss. I watched a Youtube video of a guy 
struggling to replace the gaiters over the inner tie rod joints on his 
TR6 and just saw in the Haynes manual that new inner joints "must" be 
replaced if the gaiters are torn. So, two questions.
1. Do I really have to replace the inner joints if they seem sturdy? I 
think I know the answer here. "If you are going to do the ends, why not 
=2E . . . "
2. Is there a technique for replacing the gaiters easily, or would that 
be easier anyway while installing new inner joints?

Thanks,
Tim Gaines
1974 TR6
1980 Spitfire

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in the Haynes manual that new inner joints "must" be replaced if the gaiter=
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 joints if they seem sturdy? I think I know the answer here. "If you are go=
ing to do the ends, why not . . . . "</div><div>2. Is there a technique for=
 replacing the gaiters easily, or would that be easier anyway while install=
ing new inner joints?=C2=A0</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Ti=
m Gaines</div><div>1974 TR6</div><div>1980 Spitfire</div><div><br /></div><=
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