[TR] FYI on oil pump problem

[Wayne Lee]

Having been both a Mechanic and a Machinist, and presently a Tool and Die 
Moldmaker in the Die Cast Industry, I would call it a Mechanic's trick to 
avoid the time and money of having a machinist fix it. As an industrial 
Mechanic we would regularly weld up journals on large Rollers 8' long in a 
long bed Lathe with 7014 welding rod or a Spray Welder then turn them, Boil 
the Bearing Races in oil and smother the journals with a CO2 Fire 
extinguisher for a shrink fit and slide/Tap on as quickly as possible before 
they grabbed. There was a time or two I remember some mechanics stippling a 
journal if they went undersize and pulling out the miracle goop to add to 
it. Not fond memories.
Cheers,
Wayne Lee
Douglas, MA
64 TR4
75 TR6 (Daily Driver)
sold the TR3
64 + 65 Land Rover Pickups

>"Knurling a shaft that is a loose press fit or making random  center punch
>> marks on the OD of a bushing that is a little loose are old machinists
>> tricks that would get you fired in the shop that I worked in back in the
>> 60s."