[Fot] Transmission Question

[Joe Alexander]

The TR3A has been used for sons weddings and my own.  Make it a bit more
special.

Larry, if you come up I-35, you can roll on up to four lane highway 20 and
swing into Jesup, then make a quick stop at the FIELD OF DREAMS. Then it is a
quick trip on four lane 151 going to Milwaukee.




Joe Alexander
A. R. E.
645 1st Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648
319.464.4711  (cell)
n197tr4 at cs.com




-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Young <cartravel at pobox.com>
To: fot <fot at autox.team.net>
Cc: Rob Trippet <rwtrip at hctc.net>; John Phillips <tr6 at atlasok.com>; Tom Young
<saabhuman at aim.com>
Sent: Tue, Jun 26, 2012 7:37 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Transmission Question


Yes, I played around with a spare transmission.  The stud can be moved a
bit, both the reverse idler gear and the reverse gear on the main shaft
prevent it from coming all the way out.  I'm always hoping for an easy
way out.

As it turned out, two of my Triumph buddies, John Phillips and Sam
Clark, came over and helped me out of this dilemma.  It didn't really
take as long as you would think.  We pulled the transmission and OD.
Pulled the OD off the back.  Removed the adapter plate. Removed the
small metal plate that locks the counter shaft and reverse shaft in
position.  Slid the reverse shaft back until the gear was lose.  Used a
magnet to work the gear into the lever and align it with the reverse
shaft.   Slid the shaft back in.  Reattached the locking plate.  Bolted
the OD back on and stuck it back into the car.

In the OD repair manual at vtr.org, Sam and I suggested mounting the OD
and transmission when in a vertical position.  This keeps the two
splines from becoming misaligned.  We used that method today and it
worked beautifully.  Mounted the OD vertically with the rear flange on a
piece of wood.  Dropped the transmission into it and tightened it down
without a hitch.  The worst problem we had was getting the tranny/OD
back into the car.  That took a couple of hours of jacking around.  But
eventually, the transmission relented.

This car is the TR250 I've had since it was new.  It served as the get
away car for my wedding in 1970 and Tom's (my oldest sons) wedding in
2008.  We are trying to get it restored (or at least semi-restored) for
my other son (Matt's) wedding in a couple of weeks in Milwaukee. I
thought this problem had blown us out of the water, but with the help of
my Triumph friends, I think we still have a good chance of having it there.

Thanks,
Larry Young

On 6/26/2012 12:55 PM, Randall wrote:
> The original question was basically "Can that be done without removing the
> reverse gear and shaft?"
>
> I think the answer is "no", but I'm not certain, never tried it myself.  In
> fact, I'm not sure I've ever removed the lever at all.
>
> -- Randall
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