I believe there is also a metal plate that fits in this space. The
webbing is slid under the plate and then the two types of screws, as Carl
mentioned,
screw threw the holes on the plate, the webbing and then the caged nuts.
I had to drill out the machine screws and retap the nuts.
Scott Suhring
Elizabethtown, PA
'70 TR6
'59 TR3
"Musson, Carl" wrote:
> It's lunch time so I am checking email... Didn't realize how busy the list
> was during the day.
>
> There is a longer peg (about 3/4") which is placed on the outboard edge of
> the top strap. The other is a flat head machine screw of the same size -
> maybe shorter.
>
> Carl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com [mailto:Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 12:59 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: TR3A Top Frame Mounting Question
>
> One more question on my seemingly never-ending list. At the rear of the
> TR3A cockpit are 2 pairs of mounting holes for the top frame straps. What
> are these straps supposed to be anchored with? Are screws supposed to be
> used, or are lift-the-dot studs supposed to be used here. Based on pictures
> I've seen, it appears that maybe one of the mounting holes in each pair
> uses a stud, and the other probably uses a screw. Is this correct? If so,
> does the stud go in the inner hole or outer hole of each pair?
>
> Jeff.
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