[TR] TR3 Upper Fulcrum Bolts

[William Brewer]

     Caged nuts are in place. It looks like the aft one may be stripping or is stripped. The bolt doesn't go in squarely. The threads are stripped as well. I am going to try a new bolt going in squarely and hope for the best. 
     -Bill in Tehachapi

--- On Sun, 11/21/10, cfmtr3a at verizon.net <cfmtr3a at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: cfmtr3a at verizon.net <cfmtr3a at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Upper Fulcrum Bolts
> To: wsb1960tr3a at att.net
> Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010, 11:48 AM
> Bill - Both sides of mine are as you
> describe the left side.  Do they actually bottom out on
> something or just stop 'threading'?  Are the cage nuts
> in place?  
> 
> 
> Nov 21, 2010 05:18:00 PM, wsb1960tr3a at att.net
> wrote:
> 
>      On the left side of my TR3A the
> upper fulcrum is held in by four bolts. The inner bolts have
> nyloc nuts and the outer bolts go through a caged or captive
> nut on the frame somehow. I haven't actually had the spring
> out and looked.
>      On the right side the bolt
> arrangement is the same except the outer bolts only thread
> in about 3 threads and then bottom out. The threads are
> feeling a little "soft" as well. The DPO had put bolts in
> with 3 and 4 lock washers. This has been bugging me so I
> pulled the shock and spring so I could look underneath. Sure
> enough, the bolts don't go through. What gives? What is
> there supposed to be? Can someone take a look at a frame and
> tell me?
>      My car took a hard hit to the
> front right corner long ago with the DPO.
> I've been tearing around in the car for about 18 years and
> it has stayed on this long with all of the reckless driving
> I've done before I knew. Maybe I should just put the bolts
> in and forget about it. 
> I've done this post before, but that was before I had it
> all apart to see what I have.
> This is my daily driver/work car so I need to get it back
> on the road by Monday the 29th.
>      Any ideas?
> 
>      -Bill in Tehachapi
> 
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