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RE: parts tumbler

Subject: RE: parts tumbler
From: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:27:25 -0800
Cc: "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> By the way, what is the best way to remove the pump pulley from the
> pump? There is no place to put a puller and tapping the pulley with a
> plastic hammer does nothing. I have sprayed on some pb blaster but that
> pully is tight.

Someone was selling a custom-made puller on eBay, it basically gripped
inside the pulley sheave and had a forcing screw.

> I believe the pump shaft is tappered with a key.

It's not tapered, but does have a key, and is (has to be) quite tight.

> One last question, the pump body seems to be aluminum with no grease
> fitting. My current pump is cast iron. Is this pump maybe a later TR3 or
> maybe a 4 or 4A? the housing is no different than a TR3.

AFAIK all the factory pumps had cast iron bodies.  There have been some
aluminum bodies made for racing ...

Randall




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