In a message dated 8/9/2009 1:54:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Anyway, you should be able to source a temporary replacement at TRF and should have enough help around to get it installed for your ride home. One more reason I don't push my 3 and 4 and will also take it easy with the 6 when it is done. Bob Hi Bob, As usual @ Triumph events once I got to the side of the road I was swarmed by other Triumph Rallyists willing to give up their time to help out. Since I stopped on a hill several of them helped push the GT up the hill to a parts store and out of harms way. A jack was offered, TRF had the part but after some consideration I decided that the rotoflex axle would be a pain to remove to properly install the u-joint w/o that special Churchill tool required to support the spring load even if I towed it back to TRF. Thanks to all who helped out! My good friends, Eric Langreder and Jim Shear stopped by and offered to drive me back to the hotel to get my trailer for the rescue. All was well in a few hours although Eric's son, Tim, and my wife Beverly had to stay back with the GT for a few hours. They were entertained by some locals who stopped by to inquire if they could help. One was a former MG SCCA racer who was curious why I was not doing the roadside repair? Thanks Jim, Eric & Tim! You know the GT has autoxed before w/o incident. I run my TR's hard at Triumph events. I really believe that if they are right they can take it. Perhaps the trailer as a back up makes a difference but there are times when I leave that @ home. I usually never trailer to the TRF SP but time I was hauling some tires to give to John Swauger. Perhaps I was just due. Darrell _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
