Listers:
Well, today I dropped off my '76 at a repair/restoration shop that came
highly recommended. That said, the owner really isn't a LBC expert, with most
of
his work focusing on vintage American cars. There is just SO little to
choose from in the Miami area, that I went with someone with a reputation for
honesty and thoroughness, as well as a touch of perfectionism (that part could
get expensive!).
Anyway, the point of this post is that I want to get him good advice on
differential pin welding. I bought from TRF all the parts needed to box the
front 2 pins. I am confident that my right front pin is loose. So I bought
all
the bracket parts, 2 new pins, and the large washers used to make sure the
pins don't pull through the frame.
My questions are:
1. Without taking the frame off, how do you get the welder on top of the
frame to weld the pins from above? The gap between the differential bridge
and whatever is above it is pretty tight (maybe an inch).
2. The new pins are threaded on one end to accept the nuts, but on the
other end do not have any sort of flare or head. Is that because they have to
be inserted from below? Can the top end of the pins be welded securely to
the washers and/or the frame and the washers welded to the frame from above?
I
can't quite picture how this works. The bracket replacement and boxing
seems more straightforward.
3. I gave the shop owner a shop manual, the TR6 restoration book, and
some internet material on repairing and boxing the differential pins. That
said, is there an actual step-by-step instruction set for doing this job with
the
frame on? I am paying by the hour, so trial-and-error will cost me plenty.
The other job he will be working on for me is to check out my clutch either
for a broken fork pin or for "sticky clutch syndrome." I have Nelson
Riedel's excellent write-up of the sticky clutch problem and gave it to the
shop
owner. But to check the clutch fork, am I correct in assuming that the whole
transmission needs to come out of the car from below? Again, any instructions
on this would be appreciated. Also, a specific discussion of adding a second
roll pin would be great. I don't mean for anyone to have to type something
out, just a pointer on where to find the info on the net.
Thanks as always!!!
Michael
'76 Tahiti blue
CF 57044U
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