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Re: Recent remarks on bulletins.

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Subject: Re: Recent remarks on bulletins.
From: Asgeir Nesoen <asgeir.nesoen@hf.uio.no>
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 10:27:03 +0100
At 14:26 04.03.01 -0700, you wrote:
 >snipped info on the bulletins (great initiative, btw)<

Cheers, all. And I will go back to putting a rebuilt driveshaft into the
GT6, which will hopefully solve the big vibration problem of late. (!)


I have found out that the majority of triumph rear end vibration stems 
from, and the GT6 is quite similar to the saloon series, at least mechanically:
1) Too negative camber combined with sloppy rear frame bushes
2) "Angled" drive shafts, wear, and the effect of wear, are greatly reduced 
if the drive shafts transmit the force in a straight line from the diff to 
the hub
3) Worn rear hubs (fitting new bearings can be quite  a chore, btw), but 
this rarely causes grave vibration
4) Worn front diff nose. This part is crucial for good prop shaft balance 
and diff oil control.

I would say that Standard Triumph was not "lucky" with the construction of 
the rear end, it has a number of flaws, that is for certain...

The rear end subframe is like the Lucas PI system, if it is in perfect 
order, it works nicely... If not, it doesn't work well at all...

---Asgeir---

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