You should look at the quartermaster clutches. I'm using a two plate
rally clutch in Peyote and have completely solved my clutch problems
(which were many, many, many).
On Jul 24, 2006, at 7:53 AM, Charly Mitchel wrote:
> Allen, attached is a drawing Kas sent me of an adaptor to fix the
> problem you
> had. I never tried it and went another route. I had the crank end
> drilled
> for four dowel pins and used the ARP bolts. The extra dowels are
> supposed to
> take the pressure off the bolts and the bolts only have to hold the
> flywheel
> tight to the crank. I think the ARP bolts I used are flywheel bolts
> from a
> Chevy. I can get the # if needed. It has worked fine for me since
> and I now
> have clutch problems. The clutch pressure plate keeps coming apart.
> I was also told once the bolts have vibrated loose and worked out,
> the threads
> in the crankshaft will never hold again. Since I used a
> lightweight flywheel,
> I rotated the flywheel 45 degrees on the crank and used the old
> bolt holes for
> the pins and drilled and tapped new holes for the bolts. I'm not
> sure if you
> can relocate a stock type flywheel like this.
> Charly Mitchel
> TR6 #44
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allen Washatko" <awashatko@wi.rr.com>
> To: "Friends of Triumph Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:44 PM
> Subject: [FOT] TR6 flywheel bolts
>
>
>> Dear FOT,
>>
>> I had the unfortunate problem of having my aluminum flywheel bolt
>> heads
>> worked off by the infamous TR6 crank harmonics at the BRIC last
>> weekend. Tried to drill out the bolts for four hours but working
>> in the
>> toe box at 97 degrees was too much to overcome ( as well as the hard
>> steel). So my question now is what is the recommended fix for this
>> problem? I was using ARP socket head cap screws but only with the
>> four
>> bolt holes and one pin configuration. Kas' book describes the problem
>> but doesn't give a detailed solution for the TR6 flywheel. I'm
>> assuming
>> that I should add perhaps two additional bolts and an additional pin.
>> Am I close? Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Allen
>>
>> Jody & Allen Washatko
>> N65 W5567 Columbia Road
>> Cedarburg, WI. 53012
>>
>> tel. (262) 375-6888
>>
>>
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> This is the adaptor for the TR250 and early TR6 motor. It may be
> able to be
> used on other motors as well.
> Anyone I might have missed, email me and let me know. Charly
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