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Re: [TR] 66 TR4A Speedo Drive removal (non-OD)

To: triumphs@autox.team.net, darrellw360@mac.com
Subject: Re: [TR] 66 TR4A Speedo Drive removal (non-OD)
From: Allen Hess <allen.k.hess@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2022 17:31:41 -0400
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There is a bolt / set screw that comes down vertically from above the drive.=
 If you are looking from underneath you might not see it. It is adjacent to o=
ne of the tail shaft housing bolts.=20

Allen Hess=20

> On Sat, Aug 6, 2022, 12:51 AM Darrell Walker <darrellw360@mac.com> wrote:
>=20
> The gearbox on my 66TR4A (non-OD) is a bit leaky, and one of those places (=
which think I can fix without removing the transmission) is the speedo drive=
. On my TR8, this part just pulled out after removing the retaining plate. O=
n my TR4A, I've removed the retaining bolt (that comes in from the top), but=
 I'm unable to get the drive assembly to budge.=20
>=20
> I've tried pulling on it using the cable nut to give me more leverage, and=
 I've tried to rotate the brass housing that protrudes from the gearbox case=
, and I can't get any movement.=20
>=20
> Before I break something, is there anything else I need to do before remov=
ing it? Any tips/tricks to removing it? Other than the parts diagram in the m=
anual, I can't find any mention of it.=20
>=20
>=20
> Thanks!
> -Darrell
>=20
> --=20
> Darrell Walker

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><di=
v class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">There is a=
 bolt / set screw that comes down vertically from above the drive. If you ar=
e looking from underneath you might not see it. It is adjacent to one of the=
 tail shaft housing bolts.&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"-w=
ebkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Allen Hess&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e" __apple_fixed_attribute=3D"true"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
 Sat, Aug 6, 2022, 12:51 AM Darrell Walker &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:darrellw360=
@mac.com">darrellw360@mac.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div></blockquote><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-col=
or: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><br>The gearbox on my 66TR4A (no=
n-OD) is a bit leaky, and one of those places (which think I can fix without=
 removing the transmission) is the speedo drive. On my TR8, this part just p=
ulled out after removing the retaining plate. On my TR4A, I've removed the r=
etaining bolt (that comes in from the top), but I'm unable to get the drive a=
ssembly to budge.&nbsp;<br><br>I've tried pulling on it using the cable nut t=
o give me more leverage, and I've tried to rotate the brass housing that pro=
trudes from the gearbox case, and I can't get any movement.&nbsp;<br><br>Bef=
ore I break something, is there anything else I need to do before removing i=
t? Any tips/tricks to removing it? Other than the parts diagram in the manua=
l, I can't find any mention of it.&nbsp;<br><br><br>Thanks!<br>-Darrell<br><=
br>--&nbsp;<br>Darrell Walker</blockquote></div></div></body></html>=

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