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Thanks, all.

Busy week at work means likely not getting under it again until the weekend 😩 but I have the tools and will whack away. I did try it but I think lack of swing space and also being nervous of actually thumping it has kept it firm. 

[Unhelpful assembly]

7 hours ago, Roger K said:

I think I remember this happening thirty-five years ago...

Having (almost) sorted the back end, I'm now dismantling the front suspension for attention.  Apart from one fractured bolt in the upright (the only one that does nothing except retain the dustshield), it's come apart very nicely.  With one exception... Triumph in their wisdom, obviously assembled the lower wishbone to the car before fitting the suspension turret.  The front wishbone bolt cannot be removed with the turret in position, and removing requires removing the engine mount and possibly disturbing the KPI setting, albeit minutely.  It reminds me of the Morris Minor brake master cylinder, first removal of which requires complete disassembly of the driver's side front suspension and torsion bar.

I presume the answer is a cutting disc and a new bolt, inserted from the front?

Roger, we are clearly doing the same jobs in the same place!

I too scratched my head at that one this afternoon but can now attack it anew this week. My current struggle is the TRE and getting them off the steering arm, but that’s a story for a different thread... (any tips?)

Good luck with the refurb 👍🏼