>> the shifter buzz/vibration problem was unique to non-overdrive
TR4s,
Apparently not. My damper came off a TR4A with an OD transmission.
Bud Rolofson
71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
71 Spitfire MK IV Race Car #3
66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project)
71F-250 Camper Special (Triumph Support Vehicle)
Z-50A Hardly Davidson 1977 Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)
On Dec 15, 2012, at 8:57 PM, Peter wrote:
> All,
>
>
>
> The story as I got it was that the shifter buzz/vibration problem
> was unique
> to non-overdrive TR4s, and the dampeners were standard on those
> cars. The
> weight of the OD cured the problem, and when I put in the OD
> gearbox, I
> didn't transfer the dampener to it. I could be wrong, but I don't
> believe
> this applied to TR3s, unless the 3Bs with the all-synchro boxes had
> the
> problem.
>
>
>
> The vibration was a major problem if you raced a non OD TR4 without
> the
> dampener. I hung out with a TR4 group at one of the Glen Vintage
> weekends.
> After every practice outing he came in with the top gearbox cover
> bolts so
> loose it was throwing oil. He had a non OD box, but it took a while
> before
> we noticed that the dampener was missing. He had had an OD box in it
> for
> years, and apparently forgot about the dampener when they put in the
> plain
> one.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Pete Fullam
>
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