Hi Vance,
Thanks for the reply. 'I' think that the oil was coming out of the top cover,
but I can't really tell 100% yet, I haven't gotten to see it in proper day
light yet. (I do far too much of triumph mechanics by headlamp!)
> Since you are pulling the tranny, why not pop in an overdrive
> while you are in there? It is a good shipwright's project...
Haha.. that's a good one :) Sounds like fun but I think I'll pass for now. --
Speaking of shipwrights though... Is the gearbox input shaft bearing easy to
change? There is a bit of growling from the bell housing with the clutch pedal
out. When I depress the clutch pedal the growling stops. (this was before the
fork pin failed) It's not bad, yet.
> When you replace the fork and pin, be sure to cross drill the
> fork and drive in a roll pin.
I was planning on this. What size roll pin are most folks installing? I found
this link regarding roll pin sizes:
http://www.engineersedge.com/roll_pin.htm
Seems like 1/4" would much more than sufficient.
Thanks for all the replies. This list is the greatest.
Kendall
74.5 TR6
San Clemente, CA
--- "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com> wrote:
> Kendall:
>
> Since you are pulling the tranny, why not pop in an overdrive
> while you are in there? It is a good shipwright's project...
>
> It is difficult to tell, but it seems that your rear seal on the
> tranny may be leaking. Replacing it is trivial with the tranny out. Did
> you think something else was leaking? Where do YOU think the leak is
> coming from? If it is leaking from the shift rods, you need to remove
> the top cover and disassemble it to replace the o-rings. I tend to doubt
> that is the source of the leak as the oil and dirt get thicker as you
> move towards the tail of the tranny. You may also have a leak from the
> speedo drive. There is an o-ring and a seal in there that should be
> replaced to cure that.
> When you replace the fork and pin, be sure to cross drill the
> fork and drive in a roll pin. No point getting back in later to do the
> job over...
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