[Tigers] Tiger Fulcrum Pins

[Will Seay]

Nice looking parts.  You might also want to try Rootes parts in the UK:
http://www.rootesparts.com/index.htm
They make a lot of parts for Tiger and Alpine and I believe they have a
pretty good reputation.

Will - 382001570
Tigers at embarqmail.com


On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 11:38 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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