Re: Front Springs positioning.

["JOHN CLAYTON" <john.h.clayton@domain.elided>]

The Haynes manual says the following in
Chapter 11, Section 4, Paragraph 13 for
refitting the FRONT road springs.

"Refit the roadwheel and when positioned
in the straight ahead position, grasp the road
spring and rotate it so as to bring its lower
extremity direct inboard. The reason for this
is to ensure that the spring bows out slightly
when loaded so preventing fouling on the 
wheel arch."

The instructions for refitting the REAR
road spring don't include anything about 
positioning.

However, don't believe everything you see/read
in the Haynes manual. On the page opposite
the above (p.177) there is a drawing of the 
front suspension clearly showing a bush 
where the drag strut joins the lower suspension
arm!  I understand the Triumph 2000 has this,
but the Stag certainly doesn't. (Perhaps it would
have been better if it did) Indeed the caption for
this item mentions a Commission number of
MB 8252. That's not a Stag number.

Then on page 138 (Chapter 10, Section 40, Para 4)
in the description of the night dimming relay the words 
"the resistor of the unselected flasher circuit" in lines 
6 and 7 should not be there; at least not if the drawing 
is correct.

Also, on the next page (139) the drawing of the fusebox
is laterally reversed. Photo 45.1 proves it.

There may be other errors, and some may have been
corrected in recent editions. Both my manuals (one for
the garage and one for indoors) are quite old. 

John Clayton

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> From: Brian A.Tink <batink@domain.elided>
> To: Wood,Andrew <alw@domain.elided>
> Cc: stag@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: Front Springs positioning.
> Date: 18 August 1998 09:55
> 
> Andrew
> 
> Thank you for that, I would be interested to know what the Haynes manual
says.
> 
> regards  brian
> 
> 
> At 09:28 AM 17/08/98 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> >I'm in the process of carrying out a similar exercise on my Stag with
the 
> >help of the Haynes workshop manual rather than the official one. I'm
pretty 
> >sure that the Haynes manual  makes reference to positioning the springs 
> >although I have not quite got to that stage yet.
> >
> >Andrew Wood.
> > ----------
> >From: Brian A.Tink
> >To: ALW; Mike Wattam
> >Cc: 'STAG@SMTP <stag@domain.elided>'
> >Subject: Re: Front Springs positioning.
> >Date:  16 August 1998 15:10
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >Further to my spring position comment I notice that the TR7 manual makes
a
> >similar issue to the rear springs, they have to be face forward.
> >
> >as for the Stag, seeming that the 2000 and the stag are all similar, I
see
> >no reason not to apply the suggestion.
> >
> >keep staggering   brian
> >
> >
> >At 07:19 PM 15/08/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >>Hi Brian
> >>
> >>I hope you are well.  What you describe is standard practice, so that
the
> >>springs do not 'bind' on the spring turrets.  Looking in my Stag
manuals I
> >>cannot see any reference to this either.
> >>
> >>However, the 1300 and Dolomite manuals all make a big deal of this, and
> >>there are even many factory service bulletins on the subject.
> >>
> >>Mike Wattam
> >>Triumph Stag Register
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >