<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thank you. Jim<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Aug 13, 2019, at 6:20 AM, Randall <<a href="mailto:tr3driver@ca.rr.com">tr3driver@ca.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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--></style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">A couple of adjustable (crescent) wrenches, one medium and one small, will pretty much cover the Whitworth wrench requirements. A set of wrenches and sockets isn’t really required. Still, I do open my “British” drawer fairly often, so they aren’t useless either.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The hex nuts on all of the electrical equipment (starter, solenoid, generator, control box, heater, etc) are British (some BSF, mostly BA). Ditto for the carbs. A few other places, like the “Lift the Dot” studs with machine threads, are British threads but even British wrenches don’t fit the flats.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Fill plugs on the shock absorbers. Frank already mentioned the adjustment lock nut on top of the steering box.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:trguy75@gmail.com">Jim Henningsen</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 12, 2019 5:52 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">'Triumphs'</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[TR] Whitworth Wrenches on a TR3?</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">First, being relatively new to the TR3 line, I am noticing some of the bolts</p><p class="MsoNormal">don't match up to my SAE wrenches. I have had to use metric on occasion.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Haven't had this issue on the 4, 6 or 8. Are these Whitworth sized bolts</p><p class="MsoNormal">and nuts which would mean I should invest in a set of those wrenches? I</p><p class="MsoNormal">always like a new tool but want to check first.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **</span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br><span>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/trguy75@gmail.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/trguy75@gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>