[TR] Clutch Replacement

[Lee&John Howard]

Good ideas and advise, Carl. That makes more sense than a plug of some sort
that I was
toying with. I'll keep you posted.
John
On Jan 15, 2008 7:09 PM, <CarlSereda at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi John,
> I found 2 knocked-out holes in my TR4 tranny case near flywheel area when
> I
> rebuilt car first time in 1974. These 2 holes were about 25 and 50 cent
> sized.
> I formed 2 copper sheet covers and attached over cardboard gaskets with
> self
> tapping screws.. Drove aggressively as my 'daily driver' for 8 years with
> no
> problems.
> I've heard sometimes the starter pinion gear falls off and getted trampled
> against aluminum housing and breaks out a hole. Or sometimes people punch
> a hol
> e
> or two for clutch access to lever free a stuck friction plate from their
> frozen flywheel and/or pressure plate.
> You might be able to chamfer edges (to reduce cracks starting), patch, and
> forget.
> In 1974 I didn't chamfer holes, plus I drilled 3-4 screw-holes per patch,
> and
> see no signs of weakness.
> Regards,
> Carl
> '63 TR4 since '74
>
>  removal of the tranny cover, amazed was I to
> discover a quarter sized hole on the top of the casing about two inches
> aft
> of the bolt flange!  Someone applied a BFH for some unknown purpose,
> perhaps.
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