>Ok, let's get back to some TR oriented stuff...
>How many of you guys still have that lump of iron that was strapped to the
>transmission tail shaft on TR3/4 cars ? Did everybody immediately toss
>those things, or are there still a few "hanging on" ? For those of you doin
>the "say what" look, I'm talkin about the circular iron piece (about 2
>pounds) that was hung on the tailshaft of the non overdrive cars. It was
>attached with a strap that went around the tailshaft just in front of the
>rear oil seal and had a pinch bolt on the bottom of the strap to tighten it
>on.
I ain't got a TR, but I know where there is one of them thar weighty things, on
the counter in John Kippings, I had seen it loads of times before finally
asking him what it was for, apparently, if I remember correctly, it was to act
as a balance weight to smooth things out!!!
Rich
England
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