In a message dated 1/16/2006 2:03:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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. ==AM== Forgive my correcting your terminology, but do you really mean bolts? Usually, the spring is held to the diff. with nyloc nuts and flat washers on studs. I don't know if it really makes all that much difference, but I've never seen before what you describe, even on spring hold-downs where (GASP!) the nylocs have been reused! --Andy Mace 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!
