[Fot] TR4/6 Transmission, Catastrophic failure

[SCOTT JANZEN]

Hey, with  a transmission swap on Friday (thanks, Rich Rock), I still raced
Saturday and Sunday!

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> On Nov 4, 2014, at 7:56 PM, John Hasty <jhasty at mhc-law.com> wrote:
>
> 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!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> 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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