[Tigers] Tiger Fulcrum Pins

[Jay Laifman]

My dad was looking at these with another Tiger person.  I don't remember
who.  But I seem to recall that some of them, even though they looked
great, were flawed in their metallurgy.  It's up to you.  But unless others
have already confirmed the quality, I would consider having them checked
anyway and not simply trusting how expensive they are.

FWIW, on my Alpine, which spent its entire life in So Cal, I discovered at
some point that the rubber in my bushings was not just protruding, but
fully gone on two of them!  Rest assured, the Alpine and Tiger both have
good ones now.  Dan Walters had the right jig to push them in and out
without putting side load on the A arm itself.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 8:49 AM Dave Munroe <dave at munroe.ca> wrote:

> FYI y'all:
>
> After 15 years and roughly 17,000 miles, during a routine service (oil
> change and filter, grease etc) I was surprised to find the Fulcrum Pin
> bushings protruding from their mountings on my Mark 1A.
> Thinking back, the Tiger had endured a very rough trip around the Cabot
> Trail during a period when some serious road construction maintenance was
> ongoing, resulting in some heavy duty pothole craters that gave the
> suspension a serious beating. Regardless, they had to be replaced, and
> knowing the Pin reputation for failure, I decided to replace them as well.
> I couldn't find a source in North America, but was told to contact J.O.
> Engineering in the U.K., who produce them. I was surprised and impressed
> with the obvious quality of these Pins. (See Photo)
> They are quite spendy, however, but from the look of them, worth the
> money, setting me back ~$150 CAD each, (roughly $110 USD) including
> shipping. (Quality has a price tag!)
> They are no longer available from J.O.. They are now being sold by
> sunbeamalpinetigerspares.com in the U.K
> The service was extraordinary, arriving in Canada the next day via "UPS
> Expedited". Your mileage may vary.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave Munroe in Nova Scotia
> B382000450 LRXFE
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