John,
my TS38168 had the two long blocks. I replaced both of them. The blocks I made
myself, as far as I know no supplier is available.
The corner brackets are available at Moss.
Regards, Alex.
'58 TR3a
TS38168L
The Netherlands
John Gillis wrote:
> Dear List
> I am in the process of stripping down the windscreen frame on my TR2. I
> removed the side stanchions and tenon plates by drilling out the screws,
> which were very corroded and not made of brass as suggested by Piggott's
> book. After removing the glass I noticed the steel blocks that take the
> stanchion screws and which sit inside the screen frame are also very
> corroded and need replacing. There are two of these blocks and one angled
> one on each side and each appears to be held in place by a single screw. I
> was able to remove the angled ones with some difficulty, but the straight
> ones are very reluctant to budge. I drilled out the screw on one of them
> but it was still firmly attached to the inside of the frame. I then cut the
> block in half with my angle grinder and only half fell away, the remainder
> staying firmly attached the the inside wall of the frame. Before I tackle
> the rest of these blocks I wonder if they are normally replaced during a
> windscreen re-build. I do not see them mentioned in any of the catalogues,
> are they available? has anyone advice on how to remove them?. I have a
> spare frame in a similar state of dismantling. It has one long block on
> each side instead of two short ones and is also very corroded, could really
> do with advice before I proceed
>
> John Gillis
> 1954 TR2 TS3618. October 1954 (ground up)
> 1964 Triumph 3TA 350cc (a little gem)
> Trinity College
> Dublin,
> IRELAND.
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