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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>DAVE HOGYE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 9, 2025 2:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gene Garrison <gene@garrison-grafixx.com>; Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] TR6 rear shock mount break<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Peter Caldwell at World Wide Imports can provide replacement lever shocks in different performance levels. Standard, heavy duty and adjustable. Typically he would like your
old shocks as cores. He would evaluate the original shocks and adjust the core cost if they are rebuildable or not. Sometimes the original shock mounting bolts would loosen and wear the mounting holes in the main casting, rendering them not rebuildable.
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 10/09/2025 10:25 AM PDT Gene Garrison <<a href="mailto:gene@garrison-grafixx.com">gene@garrison-grafixx.com</a>> wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Back in the 80s, I had a problem with my 6 that I tracked down to the rear shocks not "shocking". I put on a similar adapter, and was fortunate to never see any cracks. But it always worried me. Then, a few years back, I started hearing
about an outfit that would rebuild the lever shocks (Apple Hydraulics? Could look it up when I get home.) And I figured I'd give it a try. And I'm very, very happy with the results.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have been hearing a slapping sound either under or behind me in the 1974 TR6 when I encounter even slightly rough pavement, so today I decided to sort it out. I thought I had found the problem quickly when I saw that the spare tire securing
hook bolt had come loose, but no such luck. When I finally gave up on simple fixes and jacked up the left rear end and removed the tire, I saw that the cross member had cracked near where the after market shock mount adaptor bolts on. I did a quick check with
the Moss parts catalog and that cross member is not available with them. So, I'm wondering if this shock mount replacement for the old lever shock (I installed a couple of decades ago) was a bad idea and put too much pressure on that frame member. It occurs
to me that there may be some folks out there who have gone through this and can tell me just how a fix should be attempted.
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proximity of the gas tank either. I am thinking that my local pro welder would be the guy to call on, but is this really something that can be fixed that way?
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