George Richardson wrote:
>
> You can remove the water pump pulley, slide the belt into place and
> replace the pulley.
>
> ArthurK101@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Vern, I'm going to copy this to the list.
> >
> > I know someone out there is going to have the same problem some day. If the
> > fan belt breaks on the road the best advice I have is that there be an
> > "emergency fan belt" in the trunk when that happens. See below for
>details.
> >
> > In a message dated 98-12-14 18:03:15 EST, you write:
> >
> > > Just read your "coil" e-mail. In 1968, I purchased a new TR4A which
> > > Jeanne and I still own. <<snip>>
> > >
> > > Well, I was well equipped. I had a spare coil, fan belt, etc in the
> > > boot. The fan belt gave out after about a month. I was on the side of
> > > I-85, but absolutely certain that I could fix the problem. Well, no
> > > matter what I did, the thing would not clear the chassis brace. Gave up
> > > after 45 minutes and called Triple A. Knowledgeable mechanic arrives.
> > > One hour later still no belt on car. Knowledgeable mechanic says, "l am
> > > sure it is not the correct way to install the belt, but let's loosen the
> > > motor mounts and jack up motor". Works great and in less than 5 minutes,
> > > the belt is on. The guy was so embarrassed that he did not charge me
> > > anything!
> >
> > Same thing happened to me in '92 as I was on my way to my first Triumph club
> > outing about 45 miles away. There I was - alone on a beautiful 2 lane
>Florida
> > road when the ignition warning light came on. I stopped, opened the hood
>and
> > saw a twisted piece of fan belt. I had an extra in the trunk - so no
>problem.
> > Wrong, couldn't get the belt between the chassis bar and the pulley.
>Finally
> > some guy in a beat up old Chevy sedan stopped. He had a crow bar and, after
> > loosening the engine mounts, we used it to raise the engine enough to get
>the
> > belt on. I was wearing white trousers which were completely black (from the
> > tire) after the job was done. I arrived an hour late for the club outing
> > looking like a bum. Not a very auspicious start for a new club member.
> >
> > After I threw 3 more belts within the next nine months I realized that we
>had
> > pried the engine up by placing the crow bar under the generator and so had
> > broken the generator mount. This had caused the generator front bolt to
> > loosen and spin, which then caused the generator to move downward about
>1/16th
> > of an inch. That put the generator pulley out of the plane of the other
> > pulleys. That caused the belt to rub and caused the 3 subsequent breaks.
> >
> > > Go to dealer and ask, "how do you change fan belt as it is too big".
> > > Answer, loosen motor mounts and jack up motor!
> >
> > Right. That's OK in the garage - I know because I did it the 3 subsequent
> > times. I loosened the motor mounts, put a floor jack under the frame,
>jacked
> > up the car and then lowered it onto a bubble jack which I had placed under
>the
> > engine. That gave me the 1/8 inch or so clearance necessary to slip the
>belt
> > between the pulley and the crossmember.
> > >
> > > Well, Triumph knew of the problem for at least as long as the 4A had been
> > > out (over 2 years as my 4A is in the last 200 built). Maybe longer as I
> > > still do not know if the TR4 has the same problem. Was the technique in
> > > owners manual? I am sure you know the answer.
> >
> > AFAIK - Not in the owner's manual. BUT I now carry an "emergency belt", one
> > of those belts that are open and which you put around the pulleys and then
> > connect the ends together. That will get me home so I can do the "loosen
>the
> > engine mounts and jack it up" trick. BTW that's exactly what I did those
> > other three times.
> >
> > When I realized, after replacing 3 belts, (duh!) that the generator had
>moved
> > downward and that was why I kept breaking belts, I replaced the front
> > generator mount and the bolt. No problems since -- but I still carry that
> > spare emergency belt in the trunk along with a regular spare belt. The
> > emergency belt will get me to a place where I can loosen the mounts and jack
> > up the engine in relative calm.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Art Kelly
>
> --
> George Richardson
> The Wyvern - '57 TR3, TS15559L - Now on the road!
> http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
Tried that on the road side, (VTR Albany 95) had a bad time getting the
pulley back on and lining the key-way up properly, ended up after about a
100 miles of driving shearing the W/P shaft off at the end. This way can
be done but is a tough one to do.
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