TR2/3/3A TR3 rear axle buffer installation?

[newmexTR3]

re: part #23 above

I noticed that mine were shot when I had the car up in the air last weekend, so I ordered some new ones thinking they were split and could be put on simply. They are not... How the heck do you get them on? I'm not interested in pulling the whole hub just for this...

What about cutting one side of the "O" and then gluing them in place?

 

[bgbassplyr]

IMHO, Unless you are going to load the car to capacity, then drive like you stole it on a road full of potholes, This bumper will never hit the stop strap. But because you have new ones, and unless you want to send them back, you could cut them along the bottom, slip them over the axel housing, affix them with adhesive and, if there is enough of a lip on each side, secure them further with a couple of tie wraps. Change the tie wraps evry 2 years or so as the tend to get brittle with age.

 

[newmexTR3]

IMHO, Unless you are going to load the car to capacity, then drive like you stole it on a road full of potholes, This bumper will never hit the stop strap.

Good point! I have to say that I live in Brooklyn though. The streets here are worse than the dirt road I grew up on in New Mexico!

 

[NickMorgan]

Yes, you should split them along the front or back and hold them on with two wires, one on either side.

 

[Moseso]

Yeah... I thought they would be split too. But I found out they only ship the "split your own" version. Makes a guy feel more crafty about the job! 8 whole seconds with a Swiss Army knife -- done!

 

[Geo Hahn]

I agree they were originally secured with a pair of wires on each side of the bumper.

They are helpful if one of your shocks becomes completely unbolted (voice of experience).

 

[TruCraft]

Yep, I cut mine also.
Then used a couple plastic tie wraps.
But, wire would be more stock/original looking.
What did Triumph use?
Picture?
Lyle

 

[TR3driver]

This bumper will never hit the stop strap.

Then why do mine wear out so often ????

 

[TR3driver]

What did Triumph use?

I believe it was simple mild steel wire, twisted like safety wire to fasten it in place. Sorry, no photos. Didn't even own a Polaroid the first time I changed those bumpers, let alone a digital camera.

 

[Don Elliott]

You can see how I replaced mine during my restoration in 1987 - 1990. These rubber bumpers came from UK and were slit with one slit horizontally. I strapped them to the axle with stainless steel wire which is still there today.