Hi Larry and Richard,
My TR250 has 60K miles, and it only saw about 2-3 months of winter daily
driving in the winter of 68-69.
I have been told the frame's top is not a problem. The bottom side is
the problem. It is scaly in places, but I poke and pound along the
trailing arm section and around the cruciform, but it all sounds and
feels solid.
How far do I take it? Should I still remove the bottom cruciform even if
there is no evidence of rust, other than general surface scale?
Richard -- what led you to remove the cruciform?
Don
LaJoMor@aol.com wrote:
>
> Don...
> About the internal frame stiffeners..I know there are two each in the
> swing-arm mounting frame sections. I suspect there are others.
>
> After I had my frame sandblasted I blew it out with compressed air before
> sending it out for powder coating. There was 'blasting media' in a lot of
> nooks and crannies. Take the time to do this step to insure adhesion if you
> are painting or pc'ing.
>
> The frame is awkward and unwieldy but I have turned mine over in the garage
> on saw horses by myself. I enlisted the help of a neighbor to do the vertical
> stand part! You probably wouldn't have to pick it up and drop it. Just tap
> all over with a ball peen hammer. Remember to stand it up in both directions.
> You could blow it out when it is vertical also.
>
> The sandblasting did reveal numerous cracks in all the usual places. Poking
> the swing-arm mounting frame members revealed rust through holes on the
> bottom. Check carefully. The metal can be as thin as a sheet of paper in
> those areas and you would never notice. Don't be afraid to poke...now is when
> you have to catch these things.
>
> Larry M
> TR250
|