>===== Original Message From Mickylong@aol.com =====
>I'm in the middle of what has become the biggest PITA job in the re-assembly
>process to date -- replacing the rubber flexible steering coupler. I bought
>a new one from TRF after destroying the old one in the removal process.
>However, it seems that the new one is a bit larger than the steering shaft
>making it (so far) impossible to line up the bolts for re-assembly. Has
anyone
>else wrestled with this problem? I thought about using a large C clamp to
>compress the coupler and hopefully line up the bolt holes but thought I'd
pose
>the question here before getting too aggressive. I can see things getting
>rather intense after a few more hours struggling with this. Any tricks from
the
>group or is this just one of those coaxing, cajoling, one more beer kinda
>jobs?
Yep, I'v always used large slip jaw pliers, but a hose clamp or C- clamp would
also work just fine. And yes, that is how it is supposed to be.
Shawn J. Loseke
Fort Collins, CO
http://www.triumphowners.com/79 (1972 TR6)
http://www.triumphowners.com/690 (1980 TR8)
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