[Fot] FW: RE: Question about Top Hat Bushings

[fubog1 at aol.com]

This is good news. These have been on the market in the past but I 
wasn't aware of a current supplier. It's a lot easier the convert the 
box without having to use late TR-6 stuff.
FWIW I have always attributed the tophat breakage to excessive 
end-float & a marginal design. The tophat is supported (axially) only 
by the end of the 3rd gear bush. When the 2nd gear gets to chucking 
back & forth there's enough load to crack the tophat at the inside 
corner...
Glen

-----Original Message-----
From: emanteno at comcast.net
To: FOT <fot at Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 9:04 am
Subject: [Fot] FW: RE:  Question about Top Hat Bushings

Neil sent this to me directly instead of the FOT List.

Attention John F and John W

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From: "Neil Revington" <neil at revingtontr.com>
To: <emanteno at comcast.net>
Subject: RE: [Fot] Question about Top Hat Bushings
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:46:49 +0000

Hi
We do an all steel version of the early bush which doesn't break if 
that
helps.
cheers


Neil Revington
Revington TR,
Home Farm,
Middlezoy,
Somerset, TA7 0PD.
England
Tel:- +44(0)1823 698437
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email:- neil at revingtontr.com
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To: Fridirici, John; fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Question about Top Hat Bushings

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Fridirici, John"

> All,
>
> We break them.
>
> Does anyone know why this happens?
Bad design?

> Years ago we made a steel two piece with a brass sleeve. It is now
> broken.
The later TR6 gearbox uses a different second gear and an all steel
bush. You aren't the only one to have problems with the top hat.
Irv Korey
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