TR3-A refitting the Pegs for lift-dots with worn wood in doors
Thought this might prove helpful. Perhaps the TR community already knows about this but I found
it helpful and wanted to pass it on.
If the Pegs for your Lift-dots in the doors of your TR3-A (or earlier) have been in and out a few times the wood begins to "lose it's grip" on the screw threads. If so try this:
Cut a golf tee to the right length.
Cover the peg with a good wood glue. (carefully so you don't get glue on the paint)
Set the customized tee into the hole. (Make sure it's properly trimmed and inset a bit from the door skin.)
Let it set over night.
Screw the peg back into the "new" hole and snug it up.
I've used this method several times and it really works great. If this is something you
haven't tried I think you'll find the results most satisfying.
Ray
Nifty idea.
I've always filled those holes, along with old sidescreen bracket holes on the inside of the doors, with match sticks and wood glue.
Regards,
Viv.
Oh-oh, trtags. Lucky this isn't the British Car Forum! You would be booted off there in a second! You would join a select crowd; I am a bootee also.
Re. the golf tee, I found the wood to be too hard for this type of application, even "pre-drilling" it with a scratch awl. Like Viv, I have better luck using the old-style toothpicks or matchsticks.
Happy springtime to all!
I am looking for an OD tranny for my TR3B. Nearly all of my driving has been freeway driving, and I would like to have it installed before Breckenridge. (I could use the lower rpms and higher speed.) If anyone knows of an OD that is available at a good price, please let me know.
MMMMM.....you must be using a higher quality golf tee then I use. I was able to hand screw the
fastener very close to the door. I'm sure the toothpicks work well but I prefered using a more solid piece to attach the fastener. As long as it works that's all that counts. It's great to have options.
Cheers,
Ray
"you must be using a higher quality golf tee then I use."
Viv uses that special species of match stick wood that only grows in antipodean forests!
tags
Agree, that golf tees are hard wood. In my past I've used "tough as nails" construction glue. It sets up leathery but not hard as epoxy or even wood glue. Fills any splits as well as worn out thread areas.
(BTW, funny what was said above about BCF. There are some ultra well informed people hanging out there. All is not perfect though and I have things I would like to say to Basil about some of the flock but don't want kicked off for unsolicited advice.)
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Ahhh, yes...the antipodean forests... Found only on the reverse slope of the Himalayas.
Just a quick update from my post last year. I found an Overdrive. I have died and gone to heaven! Knock wood. We couldn't find a tranny that needed a rebuild (the cheapest way to go), so I went to a guy in Kansas City and bought a rebuilt one. I had to pay top dollar, but the timing was bad (I had to act while my engine was out).
I have quite a horror story on my "replacing the seals" story. But that happens. I ended up with a complete rebuild of the lower half. New cam and lifters, turned crank, new rocker shaft, throw-out bearing and the usual stuff. Upgraded my alternator and put in a new wiring harness.
Funny story. My high beams never seemed to work right. Turned out while the left beam was on high the right beam was on low, and vice versa. So, any time I hit the high beam switch, I had an Alphonse-Gaston thing going.
Oh! One other thing. I had the proper rear interior put in, with red piping. I got my upholstery guy to take my two [leather] seats apart and replace the black piping with red. It really looks good. I had never asked about it before, because I figured that you could not restitch leather. No problem! Knock wood.
So, I literally have a new car with all the stuff that was done. My rear motor mount had completely broken in half, with the rubber piece gone. Amazing. Then again, it had 16 years on the rebuild, of which only the last two were mine.
Have a good spring - it is already mid-80s here, between the [well-needed] rain. The lakes are back to normal, and we can wash our cars again.
GAB
