Thanks for the advise Bob,
Can you show me or describe the special tools you have made, or will I be
able to tell by the pictures in the Bentley Manual when it comes in this
week.
I plan on buying the rebuild kit from one of the big three. My gearbox has
some oil leaks from the gasket areas, I think the seals are ok, but while I
am in the box I figure I would buy the re-build kit and replace seals, sync
cups, bearings, etc...
I have noticed that the Moss kit comes with a shaft and the Roadster Factory
kit does not.
Do you think I will need this shaft?
I would like to order the kit now before I take apart the gearbox as you
suggested, but I am not sure which company I should buy the kit from.
Is the quality of the components better from TRF?
Also, when I removed the magnetic drain plug to drain the oil, there was a
very small piece of steel on it along with some steel splinters, it looks
like a corner piece, maybe cast. I hope it is not a gear chunk. Maybe a sync
cup which will be replaced when I buy the rebuild kit. This is another
reason I want to get into the box and check it out.
Thanks,
Wayne Ross
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert M. Lang [mailto:lang@isis.mit.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 11:25 AM
To: Rengrave
Subject: Re: Transmission rebuild or not?
Hi,
SHould you rebuild the tranny? THere's two schools of thought -
1. if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
2. rebuild it while you have it out.
The first school has the obvious disadvantage that if you shold break the
gearbox after you put it back in.. then you get to pull the tranny, which
while not impossible is at the very least "time consuming".
DO NOT, however, just tear the 'box down without knowing that you have
everything on hand to do the rebuild. Please note that special tools are
required to get the 'box apart (and back together) with a minimum of
"fuss". The Buckeye Triumphs web site has pretty good pictures of the
process.
Doing a TR6 tranny is pretty easy for a compentent mechanic. It can be
rather frustrating to a novice as things have to be done in the right
order and you need to pay careful attention to the orientation of
_everything_ when it comes time to reassemble. Note that in the warning
above, this is why you do not want to start the job without all the parts
in hand when you start, 'cause if you have to wait 4 months for a part,
you WILL forget how things go back together.
I've done about 10 TR6 trannies, I made a bunch of special tools for the
job.
Option 3 is to send the gearbox to a specialist. I suggest this option to
all but the most adventurous hobbyists.
rml
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