Folks,
The only time I recall hearing of this problem was at the TRF Summer Party
4 years ago. A fellow was saying how it continually was a problem for him.
A quick elevation on a jack and visual inspection revealed the axle was
considerably bent. The fellow saw me the next year and said he had replaced
the offending lump and his problems had ended (at least with that part of
the car). If the axle checks out straight it stands to reason the hardware
is in question. Best bet is replace all bolts with grade 8 or alloy. The
originals are "necked down" at the end to make installation easier. This
can be done on a lathe.
Best of luck. For the most part these rear suspensions are not trouble
ridden when used in a street application. I have used and abused one
heavily for 6 years with no more than replacing the rotoflexes.
Russ Moore
At 01:57 AM 4/14/98 EDT, Catpusher wrote:
>In a message dated 4/13/98 5:29:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>rjl6n@virginia.edu writes:
>
><< one of the bolts that holds the Rotoflex joint to the outer
> stub axle had broken, >>
>
><snip> How low is the ride height? Just a guess. Ellie's almost
>200,000 mile 1970+ has never done this, with wide wheels, tires, and guess
>who's lead foot. I am more than due to replace the rotoflexes for the second
>time.
>We have owned the car from new; do you have a DPO factor (as in impact gun
>assy)?
>
> If this was the big Triumph list I would have to ask if the metal band had
>been
>removed lol (my attempt at FOT humor here)
>
>Any signs of the remaining fasteners working in the stub axle, or being too
>tight?
>
>The rotoflex was used in some fairly potent real race cars, can someone tap
>that data base?
>
>I do hope that you can find better help than this! HP
>
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