Also, you might look to installing the ARP 200-8558 [I think] "Insert
Washers" in the holes. Gives a hardened steel hole and hole edge that will
not elongate.
Chuck
On 7/24/06, Charly Mitchel <charly@mitchelplumbing.com> wrote:
>
> Allen, attached is a drawing Kas sent me of an adaptor to fix the problem
> you
> had. I never tried it and went another route. I had the crank end
> drilled
> for four dowel pins and used the ARP bolts. The extra dowels are supposed
> to
> take the pressure off the bolts and the bolts only have to hold the
> flywheel
> tight to the crank. I think the ARP bolts I used are flywheel bolts from a
> Chevy. I can get the # if needed. It has worked fine for me since and I
> now
> have clutch problems. The clutch pressure plate keeps coming apart.
> I was also told once the bolts have vibrated loose and worked out, the
> threads
> in the crankshaft will never hold again. Since I used a lightweight
> flywheel,
> I rotated the flywheel 45 degrees on the crank and used the old bolt holes
> for
> the pins and drilled and tapped new holes for the bolts. I'm not sure if
> you
> can relocate a stock type flywheel like this.
> Charly Mitchel
> TR6 #44
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allen Washatko" <awashatko@wi.rr.com>
> To: "Friends of Triumph Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:44 PM
> Subject: [FOT] TR6 flywheel bolts
>
>
> > Dear FOT,
> >
> > I had the unfortunate problem of having my aluminum flywheel bolt heads
> > worked off by the infamous TR6 crank harmonics at the BRIC last
> > weekend. Tried to drill out the bolts for four hours but working in the
> > toe box at 97 degrees was too much to overcome ( as well as the hard
> > steel). So my question now is what is the recommended fix for this
> > problem? I was using ARP socket head cap screws but only with the four
> > bolt holes and one pin configuration. Kas' book describes the problem
> > but doesn't give a detailed solution for the TR6 flywheel. I'm assuming
> > that I should add perhaps two additional bolts and an additional pin.
> > Am I close? Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Allen
> >
> > Jody & Allen Washatko
> > N65 W5567 Columbia Road
> > Cedarburg, WI. 53012
> >
> > tel. (262) 375-6888
> >
> >
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> From: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>
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> Subject: Kas's crank adaptor
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> This is the adaptor for the TR250 and early TR6 motor. It may be able to
> be
> used on other motors as well.
> Anyone I might have missed, email me and let me know. Charly
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