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RE: TR3 Lower A Arms

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Subject: RE: TR3 Lower A Arms
From: Dennis Lambert <DLambert@anaheim.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 11:26:53 -0700
I believe the lower A-arm pin is shown in the latest (TRI-13) on page 108,
ref. #53; part no. 031-703, with a note that they need to be welded in.  I
did not check on availability, though.

Dennis


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randall Young [mailto:ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 10:30 AM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: TR3 Lower A Arms
> 
> 
> Richard :
>
> 
> The lower pivot pins are nominally part of the frame, and are 
> welded in
> place.  I believe each side is actually one piece that runs 
> all the way
> through from front to back.  Only the ends are threaded, 
> there is a shoulder
> that the end plate has to come up against to set the clearance for the
> bushings, and the part that the steel bushing goes over is 
> smooth.  The only
> fix I know is to cannibalize another frame, or fabricate a 
> new pivot from
> scratch, and weld it in.  From the looks of your photos, you 
> might want to
> consider a whole different frame ... <g>
>
> 
> Randall
> 59 TR3A daily driver
> 
> richard triplett wrote :
> > The parts that won't let go are the lower A
> > Arms. They are held tightly by the bushings that mount
> > them to the frame. In addition, I screwed up and
> > ruined the threads of the forward bushing mount, where
> > the nut holds the A Arm in place.

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