[Fot] TR6 syncro rings

[jeffwhall at aol.com]

My 1971 GT6 race car is spitting oil from the bolt holes at the valve cover.
Anyone have ideas on how to stop this oil loss?

Thanx

Jeff Hall


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Tobin <william.tobin31 at verizon.net>
To: Enquiries Road & Track <enquiries at roadandtrack.net.au>; fot
<fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Apr 13, 2014 6:08 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 syncro rings


I talked fwith Ted S. about this a while back. If your rings are worn, they
can be rejuvinated somewhat.
Put a sheet of medium sandpaper on a sheet of glass or something else very
flat, and sand a bit of material off the conical end of the ring. Sand in
ovals.
It may make your sychros sevicable again.
Anyone else tried this? It seems that the older products were of better
quality.
PS: I took the Barracuda for a drive today. It's a hoot to drive. That 273
pulls quite strongly.
Next up: the TR6.
Cheers, Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Enquiries Road & Track" <enquiries at roadandtrack.net.au>
To: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 12:12 AM
Subject: [Fot] TR6 syncro rings


>i know this has been dealt with recently but i want to make sure of others
> experiences before i order. Moss USA advertise a 'premium ring" saying
>
> *"Our Premium synchro rings are the closest to original Triumph quality we
> can find. They require a couple of hundred miles to fully bed in. Made in
> Germany"*
>
> Why do they need bed-in time if the inner cone is the correct angle and
> size??. we never used to bed them in, just take them out of the packet and
> fit to a gearbox. perfect every-time,  till cheap copies started
> appearing.
>
> Interestingly, Wishbone Classics, a UK vendor, has this to say about it
>
> *The reason one of our competitors sells their synchronizer with the
> warning that "They require a couple of hundred miles to fully bed in" is
> because they're made incorrectly with the wrong inner cone angle.  Instead
> of fixing the problem, our competitor simply wants you to wear your
> synchronizers in to match the gear cone angle. *
>
> Where are the FOT archives?? My searching for this subject can only find
> references back several years ago.
>
>
> Terry
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