Spitfire Upgrades

#21

In article <1qciprEVZvD$EwId (AT) oroboros (DOT) demon.co.uk>, Chris Morriss
<crsm (AT) oroboros (DOT) demon.co.uk> writes
<I said, about my GT6>

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Mind you, mine is a rotoflex one, so it suffers the world's worst
ride quality.

Are you sure that you're not getting the infamous rusting up of the
long bolt that attaches the lower wishbone to the hub carrier?

Absolutely, because the rear suspension was entirely stripped, blasted,
and re-assembled with loads of grease. It made no difference.

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I had that happen and it really screwed up the ride. It was an
absolute bugger to get out though.

They are anyway!

Quote:

I hear some people drill a hole and put a grease nipple in so that you
can stick some grease in to stop any problems with water getting past
the top-hat nylon bits etc.

Yes, I've come across that too. It doesn't address the whole issue,
though, because one of the big rust problems is between the bolt and the
steel sleeves inside the nylon bits. You can't get the grease in there
reliably without dismantling.
--
Rob Pearce
Club Triumph Spitfire and GT6 consultant

The above views and opinions are mine, and do not necessarily reflect Club
Triumph policy.

#22

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:29:37 +0200, Yippee
<yippee.100 (AT) intuh (DOT) net.do.not.spam> wrote:

Quote:

http://www.google.com/search?q=healey+3000+alloy+engine coughs up the
following website as the first result:
http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/dmd1.html

That's bloody impressive, that is!

It brings new meaning to the phrase 'engine builder,' that's for sure.

Be sure to go up a level to:

http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/

as well.
--
Dan Drake

#23

"Yippee" <yippee.100 (AT) intuh (DOT) net.do.not.spam> wrote

Quote:

http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/dmd1.html

Thanks, that's the one, is that a thing of beauty or what?

--

J

Plymouth to Dakar in two Triumph Heralds, yes really!
Visit http://www.team-michelotti.org and see how you can help.

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