It's also easy with the transmission installed.
Jim Ruwaldt
'72 TR6 CC79338U(being restored)
On Mon, 2 Jun 1997 jhdavis6@juno.com wrote:
> I've never removed the cover on a TR6 with trans. installed, but it's a
> piece of cake on the garage floor. Make sure the selector forks fit back
> into the synchro hubs (easy) and re bolt. And you're going to need a new
> gasket. But before you resort to that, have you tried a large pair of
> vice grips, VERY tight on the plug? Those things are always a bear, but
> the vice grip trick has always worked for me.
> Best of luck,
> Jim Davis
> Fortson, GA
> '75 TR6 CF38690UO
> '75 TR6 CF37325U
>
> On Mon, 2 Jun 1997 15:19:56 -0600 (MDT) Mark J Bradakis
> <mjb@autox.team.net> writes:
> >
> >[BOUNCE triumphs@Autox.Team.Net: Admin request:
> >/^subject:\s*help\b/i]
> >
> > Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 08:39:02 -0400
> > From: "Jack I. Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
> > Subject: help - Recalcitrant TRanny Parts
> >
> >Guys and gals,
> >
> >When I had the tranny out, for other problems, I never thought about
> >loosening the gear box refill plug; chalk it up to inexperience.
> >Yeah, the
> >tranny is in, everything is buttoned up except the tranny cover and
> >the plug
> >refuses to budge. I've soaked it, heated it, pryed it and spent
> >several
> >hours last night, 'till 1:00 AM, attempting to turn the square plug
> >into a
> >round one. I have several choices. Tonight I will try to get the
> >plug to
> >move with a more penetrating lube and center punch or cold chisel, the
> >plug
> >is already toast. In the unlikey event that I can't get it out and
> >since my
> >credibility as a fine part time mechanic, with the missus and several
> >neighbors is on the line, I am contemplating popping the top off the
> >tranny,
> >while it is in the car, and filling the gearbox up to the bottom of
> >the
> >plug, leaving the frozen plug problem to be solved at a later date. <
> >Maybe
> >by a NO, new owner? :-) >
> >
> >Since the tranny top removal idea came to me on the way to work today,
> >I
> >have not yet checked the manual (my excuse for asking what I perceive
> >is a
> >marginally stupid question). My question is can I simply remove the 8
> >bolts, remove the tranny top, add the Gear lube (Redline 75-90NS) up
> >to the
> >bottom of the fill port and replace the tranny top?
> >
> >My concern is pulling and replacing the tranny top. Is there anything
> >to
> >look out for or make sure of alignment? Obviously, I am not going to
> >slide
> >gears around, just open, look around, pour and close. Should I make
> >sure I
> >do it in neutral? Anybody see any problems.
> >
> >BTW - it is a TR4 tranny.
> >
> >TIA,
> >
> >Jack (got promises to keep) Brooks
> >Jack I. Brooks Belco Technologies Corporation
> >Project Manager 7 Entin Road
> >201-560-8861 Parsippany, NJ 07054
> >Brooks@Belcotech.com http://www.Belcotech.com/
> >
>
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