[Fot] TR4/6 Transmission, Catastrophic failure

[John Hasty]

Gee whiz Scott, reading you GT6 guys woes makes me think the TR3's were the
most reliable Triumphs made.  Now, if I could only find a head gasket that
will last more than one race!

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> On Nov 4, 2014, at 1:38 PM, "Scott Janzen" <sjanzen at me.com> wrote:
>
> I had a freshly rebuilt transmission with mostly new parts, including a new
> close ratio gear set, fail spectacularly after only a few laps of use.
Second
> gear "welded" itself onto the mainshaft, with the result that the gearbox
was
> effectively in two gears at the same time (car was under power in third
gear)
> and all of the teeth were stripped off of the 2nd gear set.
>
> The gearbox was filled with fresh Redline MTL (75-90)  - it was still
filled
> well above the side fill plug when I took the top off the box.  What could
> cause this failure - chalk it up to a defective bushing?  The bushing was
> steel (?), not the bronze variety.
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