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RE: [TR] Spifire/GT6 repair chronicles

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Subject: RE: [TR] Spifire/GT6 repair chronicles
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:58:48 -0700
> Looked at the GT6 front end.  The right wheel has been 
> clunking a little when I wobble the top of the wheel.  At the 
> last inspection the guy had trie dto tell me it was the ball 
> joint.  But I've never felt any play in the ball joint and it 
> seemed to be the bearing.  So I'd tightened it once already.  
> Took the whole thing apart today, everything looks good, 

Jim, this might not be relevant but it's something to think about.  Few
years back I had similar problems with my TR3A.  Finally traced the problem
to the stub axle, which was no longer round where the outer bearing race sat
on it !  Changing the stub axle solved the problem.

Randall


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