First the metal question. I've got a TR6. I've pulled off the trailing
arms and found that the hole where the shock link attaches to the arm
has been worn(?) into kind of a funky elliptical shape (BOTH arms were like
this!*). The trailing arm is cast aluminum. (Most of you know this from
a previous post by yours truly.) Now, instead of trying to weld(?)
the holes shut and redrilling them, one of our local 6 gurus suggested
getting a bushing/sleeve and using it as an insert. Presumably the sleeve
would be harder than the aluminum AND would stop the wear. (Actually, if the
rubber "bushes" on the shock link are in good shape, there shouldn't be any
wear at all--the sleeve would just keep the bushes from scooting around.)
I was thinking of going down to my local hardware store and finding a pipe
of the right ID and cut some thin sleeves from it.
Question: what material would be good for this, copper, steel, aluminum, PVC?
Second question: on the Boerne, Texas All British Car Day T-Shirt there's
a logo on it that doesn't remind me of anything british. It's a bull on
a shield walking on some wavy lines. If I were in a foreign country I
might expect that this sign would mean "caution, cows around when the
water is high" Anyway, does anyone know if this is a britcar logo?
jim
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*previous owner syndrome: the rear springs were NOT TR6 springs at all and
we guess that's what caused the funny wear pattern. It's also quite
possible that the PO let the rubber bushings on the shock link "perish"
thus leaving only the metal link (and causing the wear).
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