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Re: TR4 Questions

To: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: TR4 Questions
From: Jim Jones <jonesj1@erols.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 20:54:11 -0500
At 11:39 PM 3/16/98 +0100, you wrote:
>
>Hello,
>
>As an inexperienced mechanic and owner of a TR4, I would  like to appeal to
>the experience of the list, in order to maintain my TR4. At the moment I
>have the following two questions.
>
>First the simple question: how far do I have to tighten the central
>weelnut? Is there a way to check if the weelnuts are sufficiently
>tightened?

They should be tight enough so these's no play in the wheel.  The spin-off
will tighten with driving

>
>The second question is more difficult. I have noticed that the left front
>side of the car is about 2 cm lower than the richt front side. Can somebody
>help me to locate the problem. How can check if eventually the chassis is
>deformed, or if left spring is not as strong as the richt spring, or if the
>problem is to be located elsewhere.

Comparative Examination of the front suspension should be sufficient to id
a problem.

Jim Jones
67 TR4A IRS
>
>If you can give me some tips, many  thanks in advance, if not, my best
>regards.
>
>A Belgian TR fan.
>
>
>


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