Don,
In my quest to locate frame repair sections, I've been given some, what I
believe, to be good advice. Keep in mind, my late TR6 frame has been
stripped of all suspension components as it needs some repair. I was told
to stand the frame on end & pour used motor oil or automatic tranny fluid
down each section. Probably a good idea to put buckets under the bottom of
each frame section. Then flip the frame over & do it again. This will coat
all the hard to get at places & last for a long time. Maybe once a year,
you night have to reapply with a garden sprayer.
I've heard of all kinds of things to do with the outside...ie POR15, Waxoil,
& even using bridge paint.
Of course you'll want to repair/reinforce all the typical problem areas.
Be sure to check the outriggers where the trailing arms attach. They can
rust from the inside out. You should not be able to drive a screwdriver
through it by hand. This is what we did to my frame.
Todd Bermudez
TR250 CD3705L
http://home.fuse.net/tristatetriumphs click on restorations
>From: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
>Reply-To: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
>To: 6-Pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Frame interior rust proofing
>Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 23:25:26 -0500
>
>List,
>
>I've gone from a frame on to a frame off restoration of my TR250.
>
>My frame is solid but scaly in places.
>
>No one seems to talk about how to clean the frame interior or what to do
>about it. I'm sure there is dust and dirt in it, but how to clean it
>out, and what to use for rust prevention?
>
>If I can't clean it out, then it would seem that I need something very
>runny that will soak through the dust and dirt and get at the rust and
>into all the corners. I don't come up with anything other spraying motor
>oil into it, and I have accepted that I will have to reapply it every
>year or so.
>
>Any ideas where I could get some kind of wand several feet long that
>would spray in a hemi-spherical pattern and that I could use to spray
>motor oil into the frame interior?
>
>Any other (better) ideas on how to treat the frame interior?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Don Malling
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