Marcus Tooze wrote:
>
> Heres a quick story,
>
> I just got off the phone with the TRF tech line. I called them because
> there is a bushing on my TVR that I suspect is from a spitfire (upper and
>lower
> inner a-arm front susp.).
~hmmmm, that seems familiar, I think I have one~
...uhmm,excuse me a minute (Joe dashes off to the cellar to check his
pile of "left over TR pieces, and returns with an old blue and white
TRF envelope).
I have an unused one here, left over from "extra" ordering on a long
ago front end rebuild of my '78 Spit's suspension. (I forgot who
couldn't
count, me or them)
>I wanted somebody to measure one
> to see if it matched the one I have on my TVR, if it did...I
> would then purchase it.
That is what this list is for, no need to bother them in the midst
of their busiest time of their year to measure a $3.95 dollar part.
Well, o.k., that's $3.95 x four, but you get the point. It's like
asking a Fireman the time on his way to a fire.
>The guy asked me if I had a TR part number, to
> which I replied no,
The Spit bushing is Part number 119451, price $3.95, for the upper,
I don't know about the lower bushings (none of those laying around).
> but it looked a lot like a spit a-arm bushing,
> could he measure it for me.
O.K., I'll do that for you. (finally, huh?) Using my machinist's
slide ruler/caliper thing that my exmachinist brother gave me, I
read the following measurments in inches:
Overall Length:................ 1.43, or 1 7/16
Outside Diameter:.............. .84, or 27/32
Inside (Hole) Diameter......... .375, or 3/8
Also, on one end is written: 3 6 CLAYFLEX SAB 930
The preceeding took me 15 minutes, during which I lost no money,
or possible commission, from missed sales. REMEMBER, this list, and
books (as well as real life expeirience) is the source for information,
not a parts counter. If someone will not do you a favor, you have NO
right to complain
Feeling unuasually nasty this morning (sorry),
JOE IV
TR 250
WALLINGFORD, CT. USA
The guy launcehd into a monologue about
> how I should call a TVR dealer, or Gene Bird to get one. I said they
> didn't have them available. He then carried on saying how
> this wasn't how they normally conducted business and that he needed
> a part number and couldn't go running around measuring bushings (I only
> wanted him to measure one, the spit one). This
> went on for 10 minutes, with me saying "but, I only want you
> to measure one..." only to be interupted
> in mid-sentence by him telling me how I should call TVR for the part.
> Finally he broke down
> and looked up the number on the computer to go get a bushing to measure.
> Out of stock.
>
> I've never ordered anything from TRF for the whole time I've I've
> owned/ran british cars, because they are always out of stock and they are
> expensive. This mans rudeness pretty much capped it for me....
>
> marcus
>
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