[TR] TR A type OD sealing

[Jerry Van Vlack]

I used Hylomar on the last OD I rebuilt along with the thicker adapter plate 
with very good results, still have leaks but it's much less than before the 
rebuild. Glad I found Hylomar.
JVV

-----Original Message----- 
From: TR250Driver at aol.com
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 5:12 PM
To: allenhess at mgcarclub.com
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR A type OD sealing

Allen,
Not an expert at all but the thru school of hard knocks I have learned that
the later and thicker OD adaptor plate will solve the leakage problem at
that  location.
I once had an A-Type OD that was fouled with silicone sealant in the oil an
would not operate acceptably.  It was slow to engage even after an
attempt to rebuild.
Hope this helps,
Darrell


In a message dated 1/10/2014 2:25:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
allenhess at mgcarclub.com writes:

While I  have the engine out for a rebuild, I am going to install a new
OD  adapter plate to hopefully fix an oil leak at that spot. I was also
going to split the OD case and seal the case and brake ring until I
read the Bentley manual which said no sealant on the brake ring. But  I
wonder if there is a "catch" in the instructions. The note about  no
sealant precedes the instructions for determining sun wheel end  float
and that makes sense because you don't want to include the  sealant
thickness in the measurements. After determining the end  float and
installing the correct thickness thrust washer, the  instructions go on
with the further assembly of the front and rear  case with no further
mention of sealant or no sealant.

That  said, I don't remember if there was much or any leakage from the
brake ring as the adapter plate leak sufficiently oiled the  underside.
The Larry Young-Sam Clark "manual" says to use Hylomar  and that is
probably what I did several years ago when I built it.  Any thoughts?

Allen