Hi Scott
I had the same problem on my TR4 last year. I lubed the new grommets
with Ivory dish detergent. Squeeze the grommet into a football shape and
stick one end of it into the hole so that the groove goes into place on
the bracket. Use a small screwdriver to work the groove down into the
hole so that it pops into position as you go around the grommet. It's a
lot easier if you take the bracket out of the car first. Took about 5
minutes per grommet and no, I don't know how the factory did it.
Cheers
Pete Fullam
'63 TR4
suhring wrote:
> Well, I've come up against one of those how do you fit an elephant
> through the eye of a needle? (or something like that)
>
> I am trying to install new rubber grommets in the metal stand which
> the wiper gear box mounts to. These are the 3 holes which the round
> grommets fit in, allowing a donut on both the top and underside of
> the plate. The metal shafts fit through the grommet and screw into
> the legs of the gear box and then have a nut that screws onto the
> bottom to hold the washer.
>
> How in the heck are you to get the grommet through these holes?!
> I am almost tempted to cut the two halves but I know this isn't
> right.
>
> Any help with preserving my hands from any more damage would
> be appreciated.
>
> Scott Suhring
> Elizabethtown, PA
> '70 TR6
> '59 TR3
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