I tested mine with a 3/8' Milwaukee variable speed drill. Max RPM only 1000,
but LOTS of torque! Didn't move too fast, but it was enough to engage the OD
in 2/3/4. Good luck.
Michael Ferguson
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>From: "Power British Performance Parts, Inc." <britcars@powerbritish.com>
>To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: TR6 transmission and OD bench testing
>Date: Fri, Feb 18, 2000, 12:26 PM
>
>
> Rob Christopher wrote:
>
>> Thanks to all who responded on this, including the pics from Power British.
A
>> little more than I want to build just to do a five minute test, but
> showed me it's
>> just a matter of putting an electirc motor of some sort on either the input
or
>> output of the tranny.
>>
>> But now one more question. If I just go the BFD (big frikkin' drill) on
> the input
>> shaft route, which direction do I have to spin the input shaft? I want
> to test the
>> OD while it's mounted on the tranny and know it's a really bad idea to run
the OD
>> in "reverse", (one way clutch can implode?) so which way do I spin the
> shaft to not
>> destroy my freshly rebuilt J-type?
>>
>> Rob Christopher
>> 74.5 TR6 CF27218UO
>> Ottawa, ON (10 more cm of the white stuff tonite)
>
> Rob,
>
> If you drive the trans from the output shaft (driveshaft end), you MUST run
> the drill
> counterclockwise. Damage to the OD will occur if you try to engage it running
the
> other way. If you are driving it from the input shaft (bellhousing end),
> then you must
> run the drill clockwise. You can drive either end properly provided you go
> only in the
> right direction. Note that if you use the drill technique, you'll need a
pretty
> powerful 1/2" drill minimum or you won't get enough speed to build pressure
> in the OD
> hydraulic circuit. About 1500 RPM under load should do just fine. 1200 might
be
> enough - I say 'might' - I wouldn't say you have a problem if it won't work at
that
> speed - switch to a bigger drill before you suspect a problem in the OD.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian Schlorff '61 TR-4 '64 TR-4 '72 TR-6 '79 Spit
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