Sorry, but I have to agree with "Dave at the Roadster Factory". The concave
side points toward the engine, at least on a TR6; just the opposite of what
you'd expect.
Ed Woods
-----Original Message-----
From: KTRIUMPH@aol.com <KTRIUMPH@aol.com>
To: canada@voyageronline.net <canada@voyageronline.net>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: Solved: TR 6 upper fulcrum pin
>
>In a message dated 98-09-22 18:03:09 EDT, you write:
>
><< Just got off the phone with Dave at the Roadster Factory and he confirms
> that the upper fulcrum pins for a TR 4 through 6 mount the opposite way
> you would expect--the concave side points toward the engine, not around
> the damper housing as it was actually designed to do. The TRF parts
> manual does show this, but not clearly enough to risk another teardown.
>
> Thanks to Chris, Andy and Fred for the quick feedback.
>
> Ian CF57345U
>
> On 09/22/98 12:25 PM canada said...
> >
> >Listers--
> >
> >When bolting the upper fulcrum pins to the frame above the coil spring
> >housing, there appears to be two ways to orient them: "flat" side out or
> >"concave" side out. Does anyone know which way is correct?
> >
> >The only pieces I've taken off that I didn't diagram (so far).
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Ian CF57345U
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>Dave Who?
>I just checked my TR4 manual and it pretty clearly shows the upper fulcrum
pin
>mounted so the concave portion faces out toward the wheel. I harken back to
>times past and dimly recall installing one of these the opposite way and
not
>being able to mount the shock.
>I think something got lost in the translation from English to English here.
>
>Ken Nuelle
>58 TR3A
>62 TR3B
>64 TR4
>(all w/ upper fulcrum pin concave side out)
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