[Fot] Early TR4 Street Car question

[Tim Murphy]

Yup, you put a 2x4 or 2x6 on the bottom of the oil pan and jack the engine
up just enough to squeeze that thick old fan belt on. Just enough "give" in
those original motor mounts to lift engine enough to get the belt on.  I
remember the first time I had to do it.  Might have even carried around a
junk of 2x4 along with the spare belt in case I had to change it on the
road.  Never did, just kept a close eye on the belt.  Those old thick belts
used to crack and have to be replaced fairly often.  Common problem and
"back in the day" that's what everyone did.  Seemed like common knowledge
back then.

Tim Murphy
1961 TR4 #317 (Had a 1966 TR4A that I bought new and had for about 25 years
until the frame broke.  Sure wish RATCO would have been around then!)

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Scott Janzen
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:12 PM
To: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph
Subject: [Fot] Early TR4 Street Car question

So I am doing some maintenance on the 47,000 mile unrestored '61 TR 4  
I bought three years ago, and other than rebuilding brakes and  
changing fluids, I have basically just driven - who says old Brit cars  
aren't reliable?

Anyway, thought I'd change the ancient fan belt.  Does the fan  
extension shaft, attached by those six or eight crusty little bolts to  
the pulley, need to be removed in order to get the belt off?  The belt  
doesn't squeeze between the fan extension shaft and the top of the  
rack.  Seems like there is only about 3/8" clearance for a really  
thick belt.

Any cheater tricks?
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