- 1. Upper fulcrum (score: 1)
- Author: Acey2525@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:27:04 EDT
- I'm in the process of doing a complete front end rebuild on the TR3A and the upper fulcrum is a little chewed up, not outlandishly so but it's not machined and smooth. Kind of pitted and probably sli
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- 2. RE: Upper fulcrum (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:39:53 -0700
- IMO, rubber would be more tolerant of a rough surface than polyurethane. The (soft) rubber deflects, while the poly ones turn on the pivot (I believe, could be wrong). OTOH, we're only talking about
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- 3. Re: Upper Fulcrum (score: 1)
- Author: AMfoto1@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:21:35 EDT
- Hi Jack, Technically, you should replace the fulcrums to help the new bushings last as long as possible and be sure play in the joint is minimized. The wear on the pins is due to dirt and water splas
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- 4. RE: Upper Fulcrum (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:37:10 -0700
- Just a minor correction to Alan's otherwise excellent summation ... true Nylatron (it's a brand name) is not white but rather a medium gray. This comes from the MoS2 (moly) loaded into the nylon, to
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- 5. RE: Upper Fulcrum (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 08:51:00 -0700
- Why Delrin (which is a brand name for acetal), Ted ? Nylatron is stronger and has a lower coefficient of friction ... Randall
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- 6. Re: Upper Fulcrum (score: 1)
- Author: Acey2525@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 23:34:46 EDT
- Has anyone tried Never-seize to grease the bushes? Thanks in advance, Jack 59 TR3A TS56298L
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- 7. Re: Upper Fulcrum (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Fullam <pfullam@nycap.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:55:15 -0400
- I used Never-Seize when I put Nylatron bushings on the top and bottom pivots about 6 years ago. It worked fine, with no problems so far. Cheers Pete Fullam 63 TR4
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