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Re: [TR] TR3a bonnet Dzus

To: Jim Wallace <grandfatherjim@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3a bonnet Dzus
From: William McLeod <wbmcleod@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:00:14 -0700
The spring wire in the receptacle normally is elevated slightly in the  
hole so that it is nearly level with the opening....  Also, the  
receptacle walls should be perpendicular to the top, not splayed.
Bill
On Apr 13, 2009, at 7:45 PM, Jim Wallace wrote:

> OK no sorry I did not explain well enough. I know about the shims  
> and have
> lots; the issue is how far down into the "receptacle piece" the Dzus
> reaches. With the underside of the bonnet actually touching the  
> receptacle
> piece, the slot in the Dzus only begins to engage, and then can't be
> rotated.Thanks,
> Jim
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Wbeech@flash.net  
> <wbeech@flash.net> wrote:
>
>> My TR3 had two stacked under each one.  BTW, I was able to find the
>> material
>> by-the-foot at my nearby FLAPS.
>>
>> Bill B
>>
>> '58 TR-3A TS/30766 L
>>
>> '59 TR-3A TS/64974 LO
>>
>> "A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is  
>> called...of
>> course, some times it is difficult to make it go"
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave1massey@cs.com
>> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 8:11 PM
>> To: grandfatherjim@gmail.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3a bonnet Dzus
>>
>> In a message dated 4/13/2009 8:58:36 PM Central Daylight Time,
>> grandfatherjim@gmail.com writes:
>>> I bought the kit of Dzus fasteners, washers, and right-sized nut and
>>> bolt to install them on the bonnet. A long time later, I got  
>>> around to
>>> bolting down the spring brackets to the inner fenders.
>>> There's no way I can latch the fasteners, unless I don't know what  
>>> I'm
>>> doing. The only thing I can imagine is that these fasteners just
>>> aren't long enough to reach down into the spring thing.
>>> I have posted pictures here:
>>>
>>> http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/grandfatherjim/dzus/?action=vie
>>> w&
>>> current=dzus1.jpg
>>> http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/grandfatherjim/dzus/?action=vie
>>> w&
>>> current=dzus2.jpg
>>>
>> You can buy shims for the receiver (the part that bolts to the inner
>> fender) and shim it up to reach the Dzus.  (TRF #553001)  stack up  
>> as many
>> as you need.
>>
>> Dave
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