This seems to be a common problem of the Spitfire and I guess, also the GT6. We had the same experience at one time and now make it a point to check those bolts as part of our 'pre-flight' check up.
Cheers Liv Nass member # 90 Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Valley Triumph Club 67 Spit, 70 GT6+ 'Triumph's in motion' Cheers Liv Nass member # 90 Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Valley Triumph Club 67 Spit, 70 GT6+ 'Triumph's in motion' ----- Original Message ----- From: Kirk Crawford To: Spitfire List (E-mail) Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 1:58 PM Subject: From Brakes to Spring Bolts Yesterday I was servicing the rear brakes on my 1968 Spitfire Mk III. I had it up on stands and all the wheels off and the brake drums off. As I was putting the brake drum back on I noticed something shiny. I looked up under the body and saw that one of the bolts on the top of the rear swing spring had backed its way out at least an inch! It was the oil from the diff that was shiny. Well I finished putting the brakes together and then climbed in and took the cover over the spring bolts off to check it out. It turns out that of the 6 bolts holding the spring and diff together, 4 were loose! Ooops. Needless to say, I removed the bolts, cleaned them up and put them back on tightly this time. -- Kirk Crawford kirk@ Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
