[Fot] TR6 Transmission

[Greg And Alison Blake]

I just pulled one of those crappy repro parts out of Dave Foremans WRL TR6. The trunnion was shot after 4 endurance races. Garbage. 



> On May 24, 2015, at 9:52 AM, Bill Tobin via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> So what can you tell me about the trunnions? The good, the bad, or the ugly.
> Thanks, Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Yellow04 via Fot
> To: Amici Triumphi
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 8:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Transmission
> 
> I will always look for a good, used OEM part before putting in the reproduction garbage on the market today. Don't get me started on TR6 trunnions!
> 
> Sent from Nine
> 
> From: Terry Stetler via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: May 23, 2015 9:22 PM
> To: fubog1;charly at mitchelplumbing.com;william.tobin31 at verizon.net;awashatko at wi.rr.com;fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Transmission
> 
> I'll agree with you all the way on this Glen.
>  
> That said we are approaching a point, sadly, where certain new replacement parts are of such dubious quality, that I am wondering how we can move forward. 
>  
> TR3 steering box parts come to mind.
>  
> Terry Stetler.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: fubog1 via Fot
> To: charly at mitchelplumbing.com ; william.tobin31 at verizon.net ; awashatko at wi.rr.com ; fot at autox.team.net 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Transmission
> 
> My point is in regard to Vintage, not to SCCA or any other Club Rules, I should make that clear, and also that I see hub/axle mods purely for safety reasons, and fully support the use of those upgrades.
> I just think that in Vintage we should stick with stock-based Triumph components re mechanicals, that's part of the challenge, but I will concede that availability of decent used cores, and lack of available new parts, is becoming an issue in some cases.
> Glen Efinger
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