[TR] Engine Mounts

[Tony Drews]

If I'm the "Tony" you're mentioning...  Round style mounts on a stock 
frame I've not had that issue getting to the frame side of the mount, 
sorry.  Certainly it's easier to get to with the engine out!

- Tony Drews

On 7/16/2021 1:47 PM, George Haynes wrote:
> Since the engine in my 1965 TR4A is out being rebuilt, it seemed like 
> a good time to replace the front engine mounts.
> Access to the mounting nuts is all but impossible. They bolt to the 
> frame nearly obscured by front suspension.
> It's a beautiful RATCO frame I installed ten years ago.  Might be 
> different than a stock frame in this area.
>
> Sockets are impossible.  Dismantling the front suspension would take a 
> lot of time and energy, and may not help.
> It might be possible to access these (Nyloc) nuts with a seriously 
> modified end wrench, probably with busted knuckles
> and lots of cursing involved.
>
> Modifying the RATCO frame would be a sacrilege! Not gonna happen!
>
> Has anyone dealt with this?  Any suggestions?  Are you reading this, Tony?
> I might have to retain the old motor mounts.
> TIA.
>
> George Haynes
> CTC55423LO
>
> ** triumphs at autox.team.net **
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs  http://www.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/tony@tonydrews.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/triumphs/attachments/20210716/0d09395b/attachment.htm>