[TR] Rear oil seal leak

[wbeech at flash.net]

Terry,
Last year it did not leak at all, this year after yet another dis-assembly I
am seeing just a minor bit of seepage/dampness where it fits to the block.
I am going to loosen everything and re-set it in the block hole and see if
that cures the problem.  Sadly, I think the rear main is still the on-going
problem child!
Bill

Bill Beecher
'58 TR-3A TS/30766 L (rolling restoration) www.triumphowners.com/1566
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
course, some times it is difficult to make it go"

 

-----Original Message-----
From: terryrs at comcast.net [mailto:terryrs at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 3:35 PM
To: wbeech at flash.net
Cc: dave1massey at cs.com; david brister; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Rear oil seal leak

>If there is excessive
>crankcase pressure, this should handle it easily without have to add 
>the vent from the TR3, which can be another source of oil leaks unto
itself.

Uh oh.  Is the vent tube on the TR3 a source of significant oil leaks?
Could change the dimensions around what I need to check for on my own.

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hamsphire (where I'd like to earn my way back into the parking garage at
work).