[TR] [NET] Ball joint fitment

[Andrew Uprichard]

Dave:  I used their ball joints on a car just a couple of months ago and all was good.  May have been a different batch, or something, but this might be a good time to stop and reassess the situation.  Make sure all your parts are straight, the ball joint is fitting correctly, the A-arms are correctly aligned, etc., etc.

 

I am not suggesting you are doing anything wrong, but sometimes we get too close to the problem (I must get this together – the MD approach) and instead need to step back and ask if you are missing anything (the PhD approach). 

 

At the end of the day  this may be just another situation requiring adaptability as you deal with a car that was never that precise and has had 60 years of history….

 

Good luck !  And good to know you are still a TRF fan !

Andrew

 

 

From: David Friedlander [mailto:forzion7 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:10 AM
To: Andrew Uprichard
Cc: Tom Mulligan; Randall; glemon at neb.rr.com; TR3 Triumphs
Subject: RE: [TR] [NET] Ball joint fitment

 

Andrew;

 

I contacted TRF yesterday.  Their response was to send me replacement parts. So I am a well satisfied customer but still don't understand why the parts don't  assemble the way they are designed to... I will try to elongate the cotter pin hole closer to the tip of the stem...Didnt mean to sound like I was disparaging TRF. I have been a satisfied customer of theirs for over 20 years...

 

On Jul 15, 2017 8:44 AM, "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard at uprichard.net> wrote:

I have dealt exclusively with TRF for some years now and have found them to
be far more accommodating than the other usual retailers.  It is amazing
they do what they do, given they have such a small staff.

I usually take my cars to Larry Learn (another great guy) to have him
complete the interiors and while there, try to make a point of swinging
round to Armagh to see Albert.

By the way, how many people know that there is another Armagh, the Christian
seat of Ireland? There are two hills which span the city:  there is a
Catholic cathedral on one and a Church of Ireland cathedral on the other.
And yes, they are both names after St. Patrick !  (And one final point - one
quirk of history is that perhaps the best known of all saints has never
actually been beatified by a pope!)

Andrew Uprichard
(from Ireland)

-----Original Message-----
From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
glemon at neb.rr.com
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2017 12:11 AM
To: 'David Friedlander'; Randall; 'Tom Mulligan'
Cc: 'TR3 Triumphs'
Subject: Re: [TR] [NET] Ball joint fitment

I agree with Randall, although I certainly can't guarantee anything, my
experience with TRF is that they pride themselves in servicing triumph cars
and want to provide the correct parts.

Greg Lemon
TR250

---- Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > Nor have I called TRF. I'd be
> > QUITE surprised if anything they could tell me would change anything.
>
> Oddly enough, I have found TRF to be quite responsive when I claim
> they've sold me parts that don't fit.  It's been a few years since it
> happened, but they confirmed the next day that they had an entire
> shipment of improperly made parts; and sent me a replacement the next
> week when they were able to receive good parts.
>
> -- Randall
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