[TR] TR3b windscreen cracked, again!
Bill
anabil007 at comcast.net
Mon Nov 30 12:55:35 MST 2009
I am sure to be corrected if mistaken, but I believe the two screws
on the windshield stanchion are unique, and of different lengths.
Also if the frame has had "trauma" at any point and is not perfectly
/ correctly "bowed" it will put tension on the glass and it will
break easily ...
Good Luck
>Guys,
>
>I walked out Friday morning and it was cracked from just below the top
>screw, driver's side all the way to the bottom. Nice clean break. Disturbing
>thing is that the ole lady TR3b has cracked her windscreen in the same spot
>a few years back. Like the exact same thing. No warning, can't say any
>pressure was put on it.
>
>Last time it was the nite before a TRA Concours. Went down the morning of
>and there it was, cracked! This time same thing. The only thing I can
>think of is I did warm up the garage the day before to work in there to 68
>from around 32 degrees and let it cool down again that nite. What
>am I doing
>wrong? I have heard of the screws being to long and chipping the glass
>but I was real careful with them.
>Woe is me,
>Darrell
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3
"Casper"
TS16765L
Wallace, CA
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