I bought one of the steel reproductions, but have not needed it yet. The
dude selling them said he was working on a replacement for the wood
wedges. I pulled some leather seals that looked better than the fake
rubber ones, so wood may be hard to beat.
Larry
Nick Moseley wrote:
> Apologies for the cross-posting.
>
>
>
> In the continuing saga of the engine purchased at a good price, fully
> rebuilt, I checked main bearings and they were indeed brand new. Ahh, that's
> nice.
>
> However, the threads into the aluminum block called a "filler piece", at the
> front of the engine holding the two front sump (oil pan) bolts, are well and
> truly stripped.
>
>
>
> As I understand it, the options are:
>
> -helicoil to replace the threads, means added expense of a helicoil kit,
> plus the (very real) possibility that I'd drill the new holes at an angle
>
> -new aluminum block, but I recall this coming up before, so it must be a
> weak point
>
> -new metal (instead of aluminum) block (filler piece), I remember seeing
> these on e-bay in the past, but can't find them lately. Anyone know the
> seller?
>
>
>
> Any preferences? One misgiving about the metal block relates to why Triumph
> would use aluminum in the first place if it didn't need it, but there is not
> always a rhyme to their reason.
>
>
>
> Comments welcome.
>
>
>
> Nick Moseley
>
> Vancouver B.C.
>
> (NASS #278)
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