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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good luck ! And good to know you are still a TRF fan !<br><br>Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> David Friedlander [mailto:forzion7@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> Andrew Uprichard<br><b>Cc:</b> Tom Mulligan; Randall; glemon@neb.rr.com; TR3 Triumphs<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [TR] [NET] Ball joint fitment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Andrew;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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...<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jul 15, 2017 8:44 AM, "Andrew Uprichard" <<a href="mailto:auprichard@uprichard.net">auprichard@uprichard.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I have dealt exclusively with TRF for some years now and have found them to<br>be far more accommodating than the other usual retailers. It is amazing<br>they do what they do, given they have such a small staff.<br><br>I usually take my cars to Larry Learn (another great guy) to have him<br>complete the interiors and while there, try to make a point of swinging<br>round to Armagh to see Albert.<br><br>By the way, how many people know that there is another Armagh, the Christian<br>seat of Ireland? There are two hills which span the city: there is a<br>Catholic cathedral on one and a Church of Ireland cathedral on the other.<br>And yes, they are both names after St. Patrick ! (And one final point - one<br>quirk of history is that perhaps the best known of all saints has never<br>actually been beatified by a pope!)<br><br>Andrew Uprichard<br>(from Ireland)<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Triumphs [mailto:<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of<br><a href="mailto:glemon@neb.rr.com">glemon@neb.rr.com</a><br>Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2017 12:11 AM<br>To: 'David Friedlander'; Randall; 'Tom Mulligan'<br>Cc: 'TR3 Triumphs'<br>Subject: Re: [TR] [NET] Ball joint fitment<br><br>I agree with Randall, although I certainly can't guarantee anything, my<br>experience with TRF is that they pride themselves in servicing triumph cars<br>and want to provide the correct parts.<br><br>Greg Lemon<br>TR250<br><br>---- Randall <<a href="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> > Nor have I called TRF. I'd be<br>> > QUITE surprised if anything they could tell me would change anything.<br>><br>> Oddly enough, I have found TRF to be quite responsive when I claim<br>> they've sold me parts that don't fit. It's been a few years since it<br>> happened, but they confirmed the next day that they had an entire<br>> shipment of improperly made parts; and sent me a replacement the next<br>> week when they were able to receive good parts.<br>><br>> -- Randall<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> ** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br>><br>> Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>> Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>> Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>> Unsubscribe/Manage:<br>> <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/glemon@neb.rr.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/glemon@neb.rr.com</a><br><br><br>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe/Manage:<br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/auprichard@uprichard.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/auprichard@uprichard.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>