[TR] Gunst & Borg & Beck Update

[acekraut11 at aol.com]

 Hi List,

As promised I wanted to update everyone on the results of installing a Borg & Beck bent finger clutch with the Gunst bearing.? It has been about 500 miles since the new J-Type OD was installed and I am happy to report that to this point there is no problems with the installation or the combination of components.? I did take great care to install the clutch using the included dowel pins to make sure everything was in the right position and I did use a clutch centering tool also.? I can detect no noise coming from the clutch nor any squealing.? The feel is a bit different than before but it hasnt been difficult adjusting to the change.? The clutch is much easier to operate and the point where the clutch catches is quite a bit higher than before (it caught as it left the floor before the Gunst).? The flywheel was lightened and to me the car seems to rev faster, though not all that much.

The only problem I have had is shifting into third gear if I really run hard through the gears.? If I do then there is a little bit of a grind right as I shift into third.? This doesnt happen if the car has just been started up.? It doesnt happen if I shift slowly and am careful to make sure I shift all the way to the right before moving the gear shift forward to engage 3rd gear.

I suspect the problem is the syncro for that gear.? I did replace the syncros when I put the OD in but they were a set from ebay and though they looked just fine when compared to the old ones I wonder if there s a problem with the 3rd gear syncro.

Any and all opinions and/or comments are welcome.

Aaron


 


Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine

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