On Sat, 3 May 1997, John Cowan wrote:
> Recently, I had the rubber rear axle buffers replaced on my late
> model TR-3A. Their position is now just inboard of the U-shaped check
> straps that go over the axle.
> However, it would seem better for the buffer to be placed just
> *under* the strap, so it would bump into the strap rather than the floor of
> the body when the car bottoms out.
> Can anyone tell me where the buffer was originally placed?
The rubber buffers should be positioned so as to hit the check straps, not
the floor of the car.
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Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 NEMGTR #2271
Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO (daily driver)
fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us
If cars had evolved as fast as computers have, by now they'd cost a
quarter, run for a year on a half-gallon of gas, and explode once a day.
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