<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpc5494071yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><< <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">Having trouble with some of the captive nuts spinning; i.e. the captive nuts are no longer “captive.” Any advice there? >></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">I had the same issue when I did my car. The "cage" is a piece of sheet metal with four sides folded down to hold the nut. Two are spot welded to the car body, the other two are free floating. These two are closer to the nut but will flare out allowing the nut to turn. I had success using a pair of Vicegrip(R) pliers clamping down on the two free sides of the cage and capturing the nut in that way. </span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">Be sure to soak them with penetrating oil as the real culprit is rust.</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">BTW, the body shop replaced quite a few of those during my restoration. I reassembled with anti seize so the next guy will not have that problem.</span></div><div><br></div><div class="ydpc5494071signature"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div><font size="4">Dave <br></font></div><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><br></span></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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On Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 01:49:09 AM CST, dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
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<p class="ydpe9a4d902yiv4355593719MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Its actually pretty easy if you don’t make one mistake – the little compression fitting on the end of the stator tube will stop you from pulling it up and out if you don’t remove it!!! we pushed the tube
back out, saw the fitting, removed it, and out came the stator tube</span></p>
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<p class="ydpe9a4d902yiv4355593719MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">The body is now off the frame and we are moving towards paint prep on both.</span></p>
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<p class="ydpe9a4d902yiv4355593719MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Having trouble with some of the captive nuts spinning; i.e. the captive nuts are no longer “captive.” Any advice there?</span></p>
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<p class="ydpe9a4d902yiv4355593719MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> dave northrup
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 10, 2025 4:14 PM<br clear="none">
<b>To:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net<br clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> 58 TR3a steering removal</span></p>
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<p class="ydpe9a4d902yiv4355593719MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">I need to remove the stator tube, steering wheel, and worm gear on a 58 TR3a</span></p>
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<p class="ydpe9a4d902yiv4355593719MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Are there instructions anywhere?
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