[TR] Success

[Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley]

I tapped the bolt holes 3/8 course thread. Screwd in 2.5incj bolts with
locktite. Makes putting the motor in a snap. Nuts on the inside of course.

On Aug 22, 2016 4:40 AM, "anabil007" <anabil007 at comcast.net> wrote:

> There are two 1 1/2 inch Allen screws holding the adaptor mounting plate
> to the body of the starter. They are 180 degrees apart. Some how the lower
> one on the TR3 was gone!
> After we wrestled the starter out (you have to remove the carbs), cleaned
> everything up and installed new Allen screws they were a little longer,
> dremeled the body to make a flat space for locking nuts, those screws are
> not going anywhere, now came the hard part, getting it back in the car, new
> grade eight bolts and locking nuts.
> We wanted to have the nuts on the engine side, so we had to improvise a
> way to get them positioned, magnets, bailing wire, and luck got them how we
> wanted.
> Buttoned everything up, reinstalled carbs ... Every thing is good ... For
> now.
> Hope to see you folks at Triumphest.
>
> Be Well
> Bill Pugh
> Wallace, CA
>
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