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TR6 differential off centre?

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Subject: TR6 differential off centre?
From: "Rob Christopher \(robc\)" <robc@cisco.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 15:51:54 -0500
Hi everyone,

The body work on the tub of my TR6 is progre$$ing rapidly, but one of
the guys noticed something that struck them as odd while crawling around
under the car.

The pinnion of the differential is off centre which means the drive
shaft will not run down the centre line of the chassis, it will always
be at an angle.  I've trolled through the pics I snapped while taking
the car apart but can't see for sure if this is the way it was on the
original frame.  I also don't have access to my Bentley to check if the
diff pins are welded to the frame off centre to compensate for the
pinnion end of the diff being skewed to one side like it is.

So, should the diff mounting pins be evenly spaced and the diff pinnion
be off centre, or is the whole thing supposed to be skewed and the
pinnion directly on the centre line of the chassis?

Rob in Ottawa
74.5 TR6  CF28217UO  (progressing towards a Springtime rebirth)

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