Message text written by INTERNET:triumphs-owner@autox.team.net
>Subject: Transmission Rebuilders?
>Gents (and ladies where appropriate):
>Seeking a good source for rebuilt trans for early 1969 TR6. If you are
going
>to suggest someone to rebuild my existing (blown) trans, fine but I am in
Los
>Angeles (iI supose I could ship if appropriate?). If not, I plan to keep
the
>old one (for a "leisurely" rebuild) and install the rebuilt unit. Car does
>NOT have OD.
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Rod, you know, it is not all that hard to rebuild your own
transmission. You do NOT need the special tools, though they
do make life slightly easier. Once apart it is a quick job to
replace the bushings and synchros.
Expect the layshaft to be toast (that is what probably failed)
New roller bearings on the layshaft and the input shaft. The big
ball bearing affairs rarely fail. Fine tune the bushing thrust washer
clearances (an afternoon's work), then you slap it all back together!
Think about doing it yourself in a non-leisurely way!
-Tony
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