I think that back rubber strap on the muffler is, was and has always been
cursed. I haven't broken one since I have been restoring the current
project, now 8 months, but back in the old days when I was driving a 71 in
71 I used to buy that one strap by the half dozen.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
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From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Tom Howard
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 1998 5:02 PM
To: Brad Kahler
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Geting the Bugs out, rubber value
A >
>Also, the new parts you buy aren't necessarily as good as the old
>ones. Case in point, the rear rubber/fiber strap that the exhaust
>pipe hangs off of. After stopping at a friends shop and then getting
>back into the car and backing out I noticed a funny rattle that
>wasn't there before. After closer inspection of the rear of the car
>it turns out that the strap had broken. Now I just bought this strap
>in the last 6 months from VB. So I ended up going back to his shop
>and borrowing a piece of BALING wire, of all things. It worked!!
I have found this to especially true of ALL rubber parts. It looks like a
lot of the rubber that the big three sell has been waiting for a client
since the car was new in 1970-something. All that time has taken a toll on
the polymer chain lenth and results in early failure.
I have had a poor esperance with exterior window seals as well as steering
rack gaters. After a couple of years (should be longer I think) the parts
are cracked and dry, as if installed for years longer. (Car garaged, and
out of the sun most of the time.)
I don't have an answer. Does anyone think that VB or Moss would take
rubber back after such an esperance for replacment? It is not so much the
price, but the joy of installation that is at issue for me.
Thomas Howard
'72 GT6, (and a good bit of USA Iron)
Lakeside Union School District
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