Hi Hugh,
I can't get to Zimmerman's site. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Don
Hugh Fader wrote:
>
> Shane,
>
> I had this modification done on my bearing cap out of necessity. The crank
> had pretty much ground the slot into the cap when the previous thrust
> washers fell out. It was either this or a new block. It seems to be holding
> up after about 2000 miles. There are pictures of this in the How to Restore
> TR250/TR6 book. Below is a copy of a post I made summarizing all the web
> sites describing this.
>
> - Hugh
>
> ------
> I have been looking around the web for information on thrust washers and
> related repairs. For your viewing pleasure, I found the following sites:
>
> A description of a thrust washer repair and a solid bronze replacement
> washer:
> http://users.arczip.com/zntech/tr6.html
>
> Description of a performance engine rebuild including pictures of bearing
> cap modification to accept a second thrust washer:
> http://home.iprimus.com.au/tridim/triumph/Engine.htm
>
> Article on main bearing and thrust washer replacement:
> http://www.geocities.com/hottr6/triumph/tr6bearings.html
>
> Machinist's description of repair of damage when the washers fall out:
> http://www.sltoa.org/Exhaust/2001/08/SLTOA0801.htm
>
> Fixing your thrust washers once and for all (note Zimmerman's site is
> back!):
> http://www.mit.edu/people/zimerman/Documents/tr6/mjbtwasherfix.html
>
> Hope this helps anybody trying to track down thrust washer information.
>
> - Hugh Fader
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