[TR] Tranny install question

[James Henningsen]

Thanks Tony and all who responded.  I was missing the dowels so just did a
quick order with 2 day shipping (ouch).  This list is one of the reasons I
have stayed in the Triumph brand and have not swayed to another sports car
brand.  You all are great.  Getting close to firing up the spare tired motor
to get my TR6 to the VTR!  We need to make this one of the biggest ever for
attendance!  We can do this.  The Florida gang is coming!
Jim Henningsen
Ocala, FL

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Drews [mailto:tony at tonydrews.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 1:24 PM
To: Jim Henningsen; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Tranny install question

Another tip - put the tranny in 4th gear and rotate the output shaft a bit
when you get close.  That helps align the splines into the clutch disk.
That's always the hardest part.

Tony

At 11:47 AM 8/12/2014, Jim Henningsen wrote:
>List:
>I am a little rusty when it comes to installing the tranny back in my 
>six.  I have a special threaded dowel for the 12 o'clock hole on engine 
>block to act as a guide.  Am I supposed to have dowels at the 2 and 8 
>o'clock positions too?  I had heard from one person to install a dowel 
>in huge hole just above the top starter mount hole.  Any help would be 
>appreciated as I think it would speed up my install time.  Last time I 
>did one with only one dowel and it took the two of us 45 minutes of 
>wiggling.  Oh, the motor is installed and I have it attached to a hoist 
>so I can adjust up and down as needed without resting on the firewall.
>Thanks in advance.
>Jim henningsen
>Ocala fl
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