> When replacing any of the ten Tenax studs above the windscreen on a side
> screen car be sure that the replacement stud is the exact same length as the
> original. Even a few extra mm longer may go through the rubber and into the
> glass. If the stud touches the glass it will crack the glass which will
> definitely ruin your day.
Curiously enough, on some windscreens, the Tenax actually goes all the way
through the frame ! One of our local club members owns a TR3 with the
apparently ultra-rare aluminum alloy frame (rather than the chromed brass).
Apparently the aluminum is not strong enough to take threads, so a special Tenax
is used that goes all the way through and has special flat-head nut that screws
on from the other side.
Which of course is not to say Lou is wrong, I just thought it an interesting
exception. Several people have searched for the special studs, without success,
so another club member cut a replacement for the missing one on his lathe.
Randall
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