[TR] fix for a stripped TR3 hood hinge bolt
Greg Lemon
glemon at neb.rr.com
Sat Jan 7 23:57:50 MST 2017
Not the ideal solution, because you get funny sized fasteners, but I have sometimes gone metric in such situations to find a size that is ever so slightly larget and can be tapped out to good effect.
It will either:
1. Work and be good forever
2. Not work and you will bugger up the hinge and end up buying a new one anyway
3. Work for a while until you notice a funny noise going down the road at 70 mph, and as you figure out the maybe the hood is flapping around think again about saving money on the hinge :)
Greg Lemon
TR250
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From: Bruce Adornato
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2017 4:56 PM
Subject: [TR] fix for a stripped TR3 hood hinge bolt
the previous owner overtightened the starboard bonnet hinge and stripped out the threads. it is what my dad used to call "pot metal"... soft and friable.
I know I can buy another one for 50 bucks at Moss but wonder if epoxy would work or maybe trying to re thread with an oversize stainless steel bolt?
bruce adornato
59 TR3
Menlo Park Ca
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