Trevor Jordan wrote:
> At 1:14 AM +1000 15/9/99, Power British Performance Parts, Inc. wrote:
>
> >However, do not use fine threads in soft metals such as aluminum. There
> >you'll
> >want to use a coarse thread.
>
> So Triumph used fine threads on their aluminium alloy trailing arms. They
> must have had a big batch of fine threads to use up or some similarly
> sophisticated design criterion.
>
> Trevor Jordan
> 74 TR6 CF29281
Ah, Trevor, how right you are!
I can see it now - who wants to be in the new therapy group I'm starting?
"Hi, my name is Brian and I drive a TR-6 with 3 stripped out trailing arm
studs..."
Cheers!
Brian Schlorff '61 TR-4 '64 TR-4 '72 TR-6 '79 Spit
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