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Re: [TR] Wiper Motor Mounts

To: tfansher@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Wiper Motor Mounts
From: David Friedlander <forzion7@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2018 16:50:59 -0500
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Thanks, Tom and Randall. We may be on to something here.
Cutting the bushings and rejoining them with the bolts has
got to be a far simpler and less frustrating approach...

Thanks all!

Dave

On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 4:48 PM Thomas Fansher <tfansher@comcast.net> wrote:

> I cut them just below the =E2=80=9Ctop cap=E2=80=9D so that the shoulder =
still fit in the
> metal mount. The bolts held them together. Worked for me
> Tom
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 6, 2018, at 11:02 AM, David Friedlander <forzion7@gmail.com> wrote=
:
>
> Greetings all!
>
> I have rebuilt the wiper motor on my TR3 and refinished the paint
> on the motor mounting bracket. As you many know, the bracket has
> three holes in it, into which rubber mounts are installed. The Moss
> illustration of these three mounts is at
> https://mossmotors.com/mounting-kit?assoc=3D41630
>
> Has anyone installed this kit, replacing the old, corroded rubber
> mounts? I got my old ones out easily enough but can't seem to
> come up with a way to install the new ones. The diameter of the
> rubber mount bushings vs. the diameter of the three holes gotta
> make you wonder how they get installed..... I've even tried dunking
> the rubber bushings in boiling water but no success.
>
> Ideas? Thoughts?  Thanks!!
>
> Dave Friedlander
> '59 TR3A
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sa=
ns ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">Thanks, Tom and Randall. We=
 may be on to something here.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">Cut=
ting the bushings and rejoining them with the bolts has=C2=A0</div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:large;color:#000099">got to be a far simpler and less frustrating approac=
h...</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,s=
ans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#0=
00099">Thanks all!</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:c=
omic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099"><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:=
large;color:#000099">Dave</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di=
r=3D"ltr">On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 4:48 PM Thomas Fansher &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:tfansher@comcast.net">tfansher@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #cc=
c solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">I cut them just below the =E2=
=80=9Ctop cap=E2=80=9D so that the shoulder still fit in the metal mount. T=
he bolts held them together. Worked for me<div>Tom<br><br><div id=3D"m_6627=
823936870056551AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Nov 6, 2018, at 11:02 AM, David Friedlander &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:forzion7@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">forzion7@gmail.com</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;colo=
r:rgb(0,0,153)">Greetings all!</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f=
ont-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0=
,0,153)"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;=
comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">I have r=
ebuilt the wiper motor on my TR3 and refinished the paint=C2=A0</div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-=
serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">on the motor mounting bracket. As=
 you many know, the bracket has=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;colo=
r:rgb(0,0,153)">three holes in it, into which rubber mounts are installed. =
The Moss=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot=
;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">illustr=
ation of these three mounts is at=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:la=
rge;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><a href=3D"https://mossmotors.com/mounting-kit?asso=
c=3D41630" target=3D"_blank">https://mossmotors.com/mounting-kit?assoc=3D41=
630</a>=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:=
&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><b=
r></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans =
ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Has anyone installe=
d this kit, replacing the old, corroded rubber=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gma=
il_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-=
size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">mounts? I got my old ones out easily enough =
but can&#39;t seem to=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font=
-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,=
153)">come up with a way to install the new ones. The diameter of the=C2=A0=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans ms=
&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">rubber mount bushings=
 vs. the diameter of the three holes gotta=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_d=
efault" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size=
:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">make you wonder how they get installed..... I&#3=
9;ve even tried dunking=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fo=
nt-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,=
0,153)">the rubber bushings in boiling water but no success.=C2=A0</div><di=
v class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sa=
ns-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Ideas? Thoughts?=C2=A0 Thanks!!<br><br>Dave Fri=
edlander</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;comic=
 sans ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">&#39;59 TR3A<=
/div></div></div></div>
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