Vance Navarrette wrote:
> Had your fork pin broken? How many of you have *not* had any
> trouble with the stock setup?
I had a stock pin break while driving... it does make it a little more
difficult to get home. The real kicker is three weeks prior my throw out
bearing had failed, the TR6 was my only transport at the time, so a Friday
night was spent doing an emergency clutch change and I never changed the
pin. I would surmise the new new pressure plate probably contributed to the
failure of the very old pin, in addition to fatigue from years of use and
abuse.
I have also found broken pins in other gearboxes, most recently a core
gearbox that Don Malling picked up from me.
> I have a brand new, hardened pin, and would like to retain the stock
> setup if possible. On the other hand, I would rather not have to do
> the clutch over because the pin breaks.
> So, inputs please? Modify, or not? And have you had problems
> with a new pin without any modifications?
Modify. The only person who will see the inside of your bell housing is
you, and whoever buys the car after you... as far as I know, VTR judges do
not have x-ray vision (you only get those glasses when you get to Pebble
Beach). I did the hardened pin the second time around and also drilled a
hole through the fork and cross shaft 90 degrees from the pin orientation
and inserted a hardened roll pin for an extra degree of safety.
Like I said, no one will know it is there but you... hardened pin is very
inexpensive as is drilling and inserting a roll pin. Probably $15 tops in
cost to do the modification... which makes the recommendation pretty clear
cut for me.
Kai
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