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Re: [TR] TR3 liners

To: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 liners
From: David Lylis <dlylis@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:01:50 -0400
Apparently with all this free time on my hands my memory is failing.
Removing the motor is easy.  Removing the apron definitely is not.
Although, it s probably still easier than swinging a 5 pound hammer upwards
to drive out the liner.  I change my vote.

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:

> > Preparation
> > time is a few hours,
>
> Man, you guys are optimists!  First time I pulled the front apron on my
> TR3A, it literally took me a month of Sundays.  There's a whole bunch of
> bolts that have to come out, and they have their threads exposed to road
> dirt, mud and salt; with the nuts in areas that are difficult to reach at
> best.  I wound up only torching one bolt, but just the repair from that
> took
> more than a few hours.
>
> Today I'd probably grind the head off instead, and then replace the captive
> nut once it was apart.  Still not a quick task when there are more than 20
> bolts involved.
>
> Randall
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