[Healeys] TR6 question

[Frank Magnusson]

Things to look for:

A. Rocker panel rot just in front of the doors.  The scuttle vent has a water drain tube on each side that just exits between the body and the fender at this spot and if any leaves, etc get down in there, this is where it rots out.  Check it with a magnet for bondo.

B. Rot on the valence panel where the top attaches to the body at the rear, on the sides where it meets the rear fender.  Not sure why it rots here, but its notorious.

C.  Cracks on the front shock towers.  Easily welded to repair.

D. Diff mount cracks.  The rear springs are fairly soft and put a lot of load into the diff mounts when you accelerate.  One of the four is worst; dont recall which.  Easily welded.  If you get the car, upgrade the springs to competition springs which are much stiffer and upgrade the shocks with heavier duty valving.  Lots of people chnage over to telescoping shocks and there are kits to do that, but I never had a problem with the originals.

E. juddering clutch.  Really only a factor on higher mileage cars due to Triumphs clutch release mechanism design.  Stag has it much worse due to the bigger engine and gearbox but starting to show up on other models.  Buckeye Triumphs in Ohio has a great article on how to fix it, whihc worked on my Stag.

Other than that all the usual stuff, rust, bondo, synchros.  Engine is fairly bullet proof.

This is one of the better Triumphs.  Its no big Healey, but its a great car and much more roadable than the other Triumphs due to the 15 inch wheels.  Great car.  OD is a plus, but very easy to install one if you can find one.  They're around.

Hope this helps,
Frank