[TR] Twisted Windscreen Stanchion

[Andrew Uprichard]

Assuming the scuttle is painted and you don't want to mess with it, I'd
suggest getting your hands on another windscreen +/- stanchions to see if
yours is indeed twisted.  This happened to me and I got a second one which
fit fine.  They aren't hard to find - let me know if you need help.

Another trick I tried last week when I fitted the windscreen on the newly
painted car was to loosen the three screws connecting the stanchions to the
windscreen so there was a little more flexibility in the pieces before
tightening the Dzus's down.

Andrew Uprichard

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael Lang
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 7:17 PM
To: triumph list
Subject: [TR] Twisted Windscreen Stanchion

I installed the windscreen on my TR3 for the first time today. The front
end of the drivers side stanchion sticks out about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch
from the mount. I can push it in and latch the Dzus fastener but it
makes me a little nervous since it is torquing the drivers side of the
windscreen frame.

The windscreen also doesn't quite sit even in height above the scuttle
from the passenger side to the drivers side. The Drivers side sits about
3/8 of an inch higher. The car didn't appear to ever have any scuttle
related damage when I stripped it down and the wood support pieces fit
well from the underside.

Is this a common problem? What's the best way to correct for it?

Thanks,

Mike

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