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lol - finally fund a youtube video and saw that the oil pump housing should
have come off when assembly screws were removed. Something else is holding
it in place but a well placed bump with a rubber mallet aligned things
nicely. Glad I don't charge myself by the hour! ha ha
current problem seems to be solved and on to the next. Gotta get the
Spitfire up and running before PVGP!
Tim
On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 12:13=E2=80=AFPM Tim Prell <tjprell@gmail.com> wrote=
:
> I started the process of replacing thrust washers in my 77 Spitfire this
> spring and after encouragement from a Triumph Spitfire restoration and
> support forum, also tried replacing main bearings and rod bearings in
> place.(for better or worse). In order to access the mid-crank rod bearing
> bolts, I removed the oil pump (cover plate, inner rotor, outer rotor shaf=
t
> assembly). Now that all the work is complete and the engine spins as
> expected, the oil pump inner rotor and shaft will not slide fully back in=
to
> place - it fits into its slot but stops at ~ 1 - 1.5" from fully inserted=
.
> I can see the slot at the end of the distributor assembly and a second
> opening in a plate for the inner rotor and shaft to slip through which mu=
st
> be blocking the shaft. The inner rotor shaft assembly spins easily. Any
> ideas on what can be displaced that won't allow the shaft to completely
> slide into place would be helpful. Nothing was moved or loosened at the
> distributor - I only worked on the lower end to replace thrust washers an=
d
> main plus rod bearings. Some pics attached.
>
> thanks for feedback (at least serious feedback :-).
>
> Tim
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">lol - finally fund a youtube video and saw that the oil pu=
mp housing should have come off when assembly screws were removed. Somethin=
g else is holding it in place but a well placed bump with a rubber mallet a=
ligned things nicely. Glad I don't charge myself by the hour! ha ha<div=
><br></div><div>current problem seems to be solved and on to the next. Gott=
a get the Spitfire up and running before PVGP!</div><div><br></div><div>Tim=
</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
attr">On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 12:13=E2=80=AFPM Tim Prell <<a href=3D"mail=
to:tjprell@gmail.com">tjprell@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"margi=
n:0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvet=
ica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:18.75px"><div dir=3D"auto" =
style=3D"font-family:inherit">I started the process of replacing thrust was=
hers in my 77 Spitfire this spring and after encouragement from a Triumph S=
pitfire restoration and support forum, also tried replacing main bearings a=
nd rod bearings in place.(for better or worse). In order to access the mid-=
crank rod bearing bolts, I removed the oil pump (cover plate, inner rotor, =
outer rotor shaft assembly). Now that all the work is complete and the engi=
ne spins as expected, the oil pump inner rotor and shaft will not slide ful=
ly back into place - it fits into its slot but stops at ~ 1 - 1.5" fro=
m fully inserted. </div></div><div style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-famil=
y:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-s=
erif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:18.75px"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-fa=
mily:inherit">I can see the slot at the end of the distributor assembly and=
a second opening in a plate for the inner rotor and shaft to slip through =
which must be blocking the shaft. The inner rotor shaft assembly spins easi=
ly. Any ideas on what can be displaced that won't allow the shaft to co=
mpletely slide into place would be helpful. Nothing was moved or loosened a=
t the distributor - I only worked on the lower end to replace thrust washer=
s and main plus rod bearings. Some pics attached.</div><div dir=3D"auto" st=
yle=3D"font-family:inherit"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:inherit">th=
anks for feedback (at least serious feedback :-).</div><div style=3D"font-f=
amily:inherit"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:inherit">Tim</div></div>=
</div>
</blockquote></div>
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