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TR3 rear spring "D" bolt.

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Subject: TR3 rear spring "D" bolt.
From: PWiegman@ix.netcom.com (Paul Wiegman)
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 17:45:38 -0800
Thanks to several responses to my problem removing a rear spring "D" 
bolt.

Suggestions included heat, prayer, oil, cutting a hole in the body, 
removing the body, and generous amounts of cursing.  After all of the 
above, I finally chiseled the ear on the frame holding the head of the 
"D", heated the bolt with a square of asbestos above the bolt to save 
interior carpet, then locked a vice grip and began to hammer one way 
then back.  Slowly the bolt began to twist and finally rotated.  A huge 
sigh !!!!

After loosened, I ground the outer portion of the bolt which had been 
chewed by the vice grips so they would not bind on the way out.  
Finally, with a 1/2 bolt screwed into the inside head of the "D" bolt & 
using a crow bar with a slot ground to fit over the bolt head I to use 
as a lever, and using a 5-ton jack anchored against a support post in 
the garage to put as much pressure on the lever to pull the "D" bolt 
toward the center of the car, I again twisted the on the outer side, and 
slowly the assembly slid out while applying more pressure to the jack.

The bolt had the last shot.  A thin, sharp sliver produced a nice long 
bloody finger cut while I was admiring the final triumph.  The car 
always gets the last shot !!!!!!

Thanks again to all.    

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P.g. Wiegman                   |   Leaving marks on driveways throughout
1957 TR3                       |   western Pennsylvania
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