[TR] Steering rack boot

[Sujit Roy]

Hello Glenn,
I ordered one and it seems that it will fit. The smaller hole at the end is
a bit tighter, but there is more meat on it.

Here's a short video I made.

Sujit

On Sat, Apr 8, 2023 at 5:50 PM <stagbytriumph at triumphstagclub.org> wrote:

> Sujit,
>
> Yes, I have had one supplier’s boots turn to cheese after about 2 years.
>
>
>
> The racks I have had rebuilt at Atlantic where they replaced the boots on
> rebuild have lasted many years, but I do not know where they sourced their
> parts.  Best guess since they started out as a Jaguar rack rebuilder that
> they know what fits across different units, BUT, I have not corresponded
> with them in at least 8 years since the original owner sold the company to
> one of the big rebuilders.
>
>
>
> Also, it seems to me that the XJS Rack from the period is a very similar
> Adwest unit for parts, the mounting cast aluminum ends are different but
> swappable for the Stag and the early style ball end rods, but don’t hold me
> to that without first finding the assembly part numbers from a Jaguar guru
> like XK’s Unlimited which I think has also been sold to Moss?
>
>
>
> For $9/$18 for the pair and free shipping, and free returns, try them, you
> can always send them back as crap, nice thing about Amazon Prime.
>
>
>
> Glenn aka StagByTriumph Garage
>
>
>
> *From:* Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Sujit
> Roy
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 8, 2023 12:19 PM
> *To:* Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [TR] Steering rack boot
>
>
>
> The aftermarket rubber coming out of UK is rather poor.
>
>
>
> Some how this came up and someone in the reviews said it worked on their
> TR7.  I have a Stag,but searches show the TR7/8 Jag XJS are a few other
> british cars have use the same type.
>
>
>
> Has anyone found something similar made by a USA brand company?
>
>
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HHNGG1K/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
>
>
>
> Sujit
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Sujit Roy
> Cupertino, California
>
>
> https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/
>


-- 
Sujit Roy
Cupertino, California

https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/triumphs/attachments/20230416/bf2c4a25/attachment.htm>