[Fot] TR6 Transmission

[Greg And Alison Blake]

Not sure of the source. I believe this came from Bob Kramers parts bin when we originally put this car together back in 2010. 

There are no identification marks on the casting. I wonder why a manufacturer would do that???



> On May 24, 2015, at 12:18 PM, Spitfire Racing <spitfire_racing at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> What was the supplier and how long ago was it purchased? There have been multiple production runs of these, most of them made in China with dubious quality and poor materials. At one point these production runs were then divided between TRF; Moss and VB. Earlier on many of us experienced the absolute crap reproductions of the synchros used in TR-2thru TR-6. These were off dimensionally and after doing a Rockwell test I found they were of poor quality soft brass. These would fail within hours of initial use. Sadly as time goes on there are more and more parts being dumped on the market from “off shore” sources being sold by the Big Three.
>  
> Maybe if we communicate widely what parts are crap, we can discourage the venders from selling such junk. It’s sad there are so many idle manufactures in this country that could produce quality pieces and the venders seek out Chinese sources.. It’s all about markup and profit margin.
>  
> Russ Moore
> Spitfire #49
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> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Greg And Alison Blake via Fot
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 12:15 PM
> To: Bill Tobin
> Cc: Amici Triumphi
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Transmission
>  
> I just pulled one of those crappy repro parts out of Dave Foremans WRL TR6. The trunnion was shot after 4 endurance races. Garbage. 
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> On May 24, 2015, at 9:52 AM, Bill Tobin via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> So what can you tell me about the trunnions? The good, the bad, or the ugly.
> Thanks, Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Yellow04 via Fot
> To: Amici Triumphi
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 8:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Transmission
>  
> I will always look for a good, used OEM part before putting in the reproduction garbage on the market today. Don't get me started on TR6 trunnions!
> 
> Sent from Nine
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> From: Terry Stetler via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: May 23, 2015 9:22 PM
> To: fubog1;charly at mitchelplumbing.com;william.tobin31 at verizon.net;awashatko at wi.rr.com;fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Transmission
>  
> I'll agree with you all the way on this Glen.
>  
> That said we are approaching a point, sadly, where certain new replacement parts are of such dubious quality, that I am wondering how we can move forward. 
>  
> TR3 steering box parts come to mind.
>  
> Terry Stetler.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: fubog1 via Fot
> To: charly at mitchelplumbing.com ; william.tobin31 at verizon.net ; awashatko at wi.rr.com ; fot at autox.team.net
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Transmission
>  
> My point is in regard to Vintage, not to SCCA or any other Club Rules, I should make that clear, and also that I see hub/axle mods purely for safety reasons, and fully support the use of those upgrades.
> I just think that in Vintage we should stick with stock-based Triumph components re mechanicals, that's part of the challenge, but I will concede that availability of decent used cores, and lack of available new parts, is becoming an issue in some cases.
> Glen Efinger
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