[TR] TR2/3 hood hinges

[Andrew Uprichard]

Particularly the trunk/boot hinges:  one of the studs will interfere with
the trunk rubber if not cut back.

Andrew Uprichard

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randall
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:30 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net; Angelo Graham
Subject: Re: [TR] TR2/3 hood hinges

---- Angelo Graham <agraham at execulink.com> wrote: 
> Does the hood part of the hinge orient "toe out" with respect to the 
> cowl mount or is it the other way 'round? Make sense?

The entire hinge should fit straight and parallel.

If you look at the sides of the hinge, the distance from the mounting
surface to the hinge pin is larger on one side.  That side goes nearest the
wing.

Leave the nuts just slightly more than finger tight while you try them the
first time, so you can move things around to fit.

After rather more broken hinges that I care to recall, I also prefer to
remove the studs and run a bottoming tap into the threads; then use Loctite
when inserting the studs.  Some of the new hinges aren't tapped all the way
to the bottom, which leaves the joint weak.  I've also gotten several sets
where the stud was too long and had to be trimmed to length.

Randall

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