tr7triumph.com

http://victoria.en.craigslist.ca/cto/3843914100.html

Those trailing arm bushings have to be replaced. They wear out every 18 years or so. The whole rear suspension alignment depends on two rubber posts (the bushing is essentially hollow). The rubber cracks, the wheels point in different directions, and you smell burnt rubber at 145 kph (ask me how I know). You take out the RTA's, saw through the outer metal surface of bushing, hammer them out, freeze the new bearing in the freezer, heat the RTA with a heat gun, pound/press in bearing, get a 4 wheel alignment. Repeat in another 18 years.

- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

Very clever. My son now has a '99 Civic EX four door. It is a huge change from the '90 Saab 900 Turbo convertible. He is saving a huge amount in fuel and he hasn't had to put any work or parts into it since he got it. Sure, it is extremely dull but it shows me that he is growing up a bit. I've been there, done that. I don't have to be a grown up anymore. That's why I have a Triumph. Now excuse me while I go out and fix my Ford F150 today. Maybe I'll take a drive in my reliable Triumph after I get the Ford grease off of me. [;)]

Jim Clark
'80 TR8
'97 Maxima 5spd