[TR] Trials and Tribulations

[terryrs at comcast.net]

>the bleeder screw had been sheered off.  I took it to a really good machine shop 
>and they could not get it out ... so the guy who put it in must be at least as strong as the Terminator.   

I cannot let this go unchallenged, Bill.  

You see, when I was restoring '59 TR3A TS 58667, I tried to take off the bleeder screw in both front calipers.  They were rusted solid so broke off flush with the hole.

Doggedly, I tapped an an easy-out into the hole and gently twisted.  It broke off inside the hole.  Thankfully I had learned my lesson so even more gently tapped an easy-out into the second caliper and was gratified when I succeeded...Uhm...to break it, but more slowly.

So, with frozen bleeder screws in each caliper AND with carefully snapped easy-outs buggering each one, I sent these craftily designed challenge calipers to Quantum Mechanics.  

They returned the calipers completely rebuilt and with no additional charge for my having been so thoughtful for them.  They also included no LOL or smiley face on their much deserved invoice to insinuate their misunderestanding that I had other than purposefully provided this opportunity to alleviate professional boredom.

NFI, just a very satisfied customer.

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire