In that same vein, Porsche authorizes the use of the updated
tensioner, but it doesn't have to be done. The bolts *may* be used. A
frame straightening device would also result in a correct alignment
(but a more radical method to bring a car into spec.).
FWIW, I was the person who submitted the TSB to Howard. Thinking back
on it, it was funny how this approval of the bolts was passed on to
other MR2 owner's VERY quickly. :-)
Matt Murray
mailto:mattm@optonline.net
mailto:mdmurray@gwns.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Rex Tener <rex@marimba.com>
To: Matt Murray <mattm@optonline.net>
Cc: Team dot Net <autox@autox.team.net>; Rex Tener <rex@marimba.com>
Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: MR2 Bolts and Porsche Tensioners
>At 09:54 PM 6/17/99 -0400, Matt Murray wrote:
>>But as I think about it more, the bolts are only a suggestion
to"help"
>>bring a car into an alignment spec. They are not required. The
>>original bolts are available, and the thinner ones that give more
>>camber are an option. Sounds the same as the tensioner. The original
>>is available, but you can use the updated tensioner. This seems
>>inconsistent.
>
>Hi Matt,
>
>The difference is there is a specific allowance for manufacturer TSB
crash
>bolts and the resulting alignment, even if it is outside the
manufacturer's
>suggested range of adjustment.
>
>Section 13.8
>
>If authorized by the manufacturer, the use of shims, special bolts,
removal
>of material to enlarge mounting holes, and similar methods are
allowed and
>the resulting alignment settings are permitted even if outside the
normal
>specification or range of specifications recommended by the
manufacturer.
>If enlarging mounting holes is specifically authorized but no
material
>removal limits are specified, material removal is restricted to the
amount
>necessary to achieve the maximum factory alignment specification.
>
>
>Rex "I think I answered this one the last time it came up" Tener
>rex@marimba.com
>
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