I just pulled the gearbox on my '67 TR-4A and it has the weight also. Gearbox
number is correct for my car so this little mystery must have been included on
some TR-4A's.
Jim
'67 TR-4A
'68 GT6
'73 Spit6
http://www.geocities.com/britishiron2000
Bill McLeod <wbmcleod@cox.net> wrote:
I have seen discussion of this before, and I believe the consensus was
that the weight serves as a vibration damper. Evidently it only
appeared on 4's. One of life's little mysteries, I guess....
Regards, Bill
THOMAS NON-PUB TAYLOR wrote:
> I am currently
> restoring a 61 TR4 and I have purchased a used engine and transmission for it.
> My question is there is a weight that is strapped to the rear tail of the
> transmission that weighs about five pounds and I'm not sure what purpose this
> is for. I can't find any reference to this part in any of my manuels and I
> wouldn't want to remove it if it's there for a purpose. I would appreciate
> any information about this.
>
> Tom Taylor TR4 owner former TR3 owner.
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