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RE: [TR] TR3 Luggage Rack

To: "'TR'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 Luggage Rack
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:17:25 -0800
> I am assuming one can mount & remove the rack w/o unbolting 
> the hinges 
> from either the lid or the body... that was rather the point in the 
> design I think, but I don't see how.

You have to 'spring' the legs of the rack off of (or onto) the projecting
threaded ends of the pins.

> Also, when the rack is not in place I'm thinking a stainless 
> steel bolt 
> (of appropriate diameter) with a self-locking nut would be 
> okay in place 
> of the removed pin.  Right?

The part that touches the hinge should be smooth and unthreaded.  If you
leave threads in there, they will act like a rasp every time you open the
lid (or it vibrates) and quickly wear away the cheesy metal of the hinges.

In theory, if the new pins fit tightly, you could just leave them in place.
Loctite might help.   As I recall, one fell out entirely and the other fell
apart ...

Randall


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