Hi Martin
I have been servicing the big Triumph saloons for around 18 years or more, I
have always used this point to jack, I have never experienced any problems
with the diff, these are really strong units, the only failure in the family
fleet was due to hitting a French "level" crossing with about 5" steps at
the rails at around forty miles an hour whilst towing a caravan, it
fractured the casing but it held together for another 150 miles, took us to
within 22 kilometres of the ferry at Calais, fortunately we were on our way
home from holiday at the time of the failure. the best bit is the final
straw was a change in road surface from old smooth blacktop to newly chipped
surface, about a 1/4" or so step.
Graham.
2.5 PI MKII
Sprinted Dolomite
2000 MKI
Toledo
1300 Front Wheel Drive
http://members.tripod.co.uk/TriumphIW/index.html
----- Original Message -----
From: Martin A. Secrest <msecrest@erols.com>
To: Mike Barron <jmikebarron@hotmail.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: TR6: Jack up the Back?
>
> Hmm. Thanks, Mike, but my gut instinct is not to put the diff through
this kind
> of stress. I wonder if anyone was fabricated some kind of support to do
this
> job?
>
> Oh hell, maybe I'll just back it up on the ramps and take it from there.
I just
> don't yet have a way to secure the ramps to my nice new, slick garage
floor ...
>
> ##
>
> Mike Barron wrote:
>
> > A couple of years ago this was a hot topic for about a week or two. If
> > memory serves, I sounded to me like the group consensus was that it was
OK
> > to use the Diff as a jack point to get the car up far enough to set the
> > jackstands under the frame. A few people were concerned about the
stress
> > on the Diff bolts, etc, but others scoffed at the possible problems,
stating
> > as proof the amount of stress a diff goes through just driving to the
store.
> >
> > I know the all knowing british wrencher around KC uses the diff in just
the
> > way I described, because he did it on my car when the diff was rebuilt.
> >
> > Mike Barron
> > 73 TR6
> > 60 TR3
> >
> > >From: "Martin A. Secrest" <msecrest@erols.com>
> > >Reply-To: "Martin A. Secrest" <msecrest@erols.com>
> > >To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: TR6: Jack up the Back?
> > >Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 13:31:38 -0400
> > >
> > >Hello all:
> > >
> > >What's the preferred method of jacking up the rear of a TR6?
> > >
> > >It lacks the convenient rear cross member of my GT6, and I shudder a
bit
> > >at the thought of jacking it up side-to-side. I want to get the entire
> > >car in the air.
> > >
> > >TIA ...
> > >
> > >Martin Secrest
> > >72 TR6
> > >73 GT6
> > >
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
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