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Re: overgrown spring pan

To: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul@negia.net>,
Subject: Re: overgrown spring pan
From: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:41:25 -0400
Paul Dorsey wrote:
>I rebuilt my TR3's front end replacing bushings, rubber, etc.  Now I am 
>having
> trouble reassembling the lower wishbone arm's tight enough so that the 
> spring
> pan will mount up to the lower wishbone arms.  The two studs on the lower
> wishbone arms only lack 1/8" from being close enough so that the spring 
> pan
> can go in the two holes on the engine side of the spring pan.
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Paul, it's been two years since I did this.  ...But is it possible one of 
the inside thrust washers is backwards?  I seem to remember they are flat on 
one side, but have a nub on the other of about an 8th inch?

Terry Smith
New Hampshire
'59 Tr3A 




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