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Re: [TR] TR6 Windshield Frame Removal

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Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Windshield Frame Removal
From: Dave1massey@cs.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:19:25 EDT
In a message dated 7/12/2009 6:43:58 PM Central Daylight Time, 
jhassall@blacksburg.net writes: 
> There are also 4 bolts (2 each side) adjacent to the 2 nuts you 
> removed.  Those bolts are pinch bolts which clamp the windshield 
> posts (the ends of which are threaded for the nuts you removed).  It 
> may take a liberal application of your favorite juice to break the 
> rust loose, too.  Whatever you do, don't use a pry bar under the 
> windshield frame.  If the posts won't wiggle free, you might try 
> threading the nuts back on, then tapping the post ends with a BFH.
> 

Jim, I'll bet you have a TR4.  For the record, TR4's have two clamp bolts 
on each side, the TR6 has three.

More trivia to follow.

Dave
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