[TR] tr-3 rear motor bearing

[wbeech]

I have used the Moss seal twice, 8 & 5 years ago, on a TR3 and an MG-TD.  Both resulted in a reduction of the leaks at the rear main but still plenty of mess on the mat that I keep under the cars to try an protect the floor.  Current TR3 has a TR4 motor with no leaks at all, wish I knew what was in there, don’t know the PO.

 

Hopefully the replacement seals are getting better, no plans to replace anything at the moment.

 

Bill B

 

From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Uprichard
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 6:34 AM
To: 'Gary Nafziger' <nafzigerg at yahoo.com>; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] tr-3 rear motor bearing

 

Which “rear motor bearing fix” did you use?

 

I used the Moss conversion on both of my “keeper” TR3s and they both leak.  More recently I switched to the Viton conversion and they are much drier (not much consolation for my garage floor).

 

Maybe I have gotten better with time and the leaks are unrelated to the rear seal, but I was wondering if others had experience with both “fixes”

 

With regard to your question about the felt, I really don’t know.  But hopefully someone with more experience than me will educate us.

 

Andrew Uprichard

Jackson, Michigan

 

From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gary Nafziger
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:02 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net> 
Subject: [TR] tr-3 rear motor bearing

 

I've been happily driving my restored tr-3 for 2 driving seasons and am very happy with the motor rebuild.  It pulls strong and is a fun driver.  I have one problem with oil leaking.  I put in the new rear motor bearing fix but still get a significant leak after each run. (4-5 tablespoons)  

I'm pretty sure that I didn't pound enough soaked felt around the bearing when installing and my question is for those more experienced than I am:  Is it possible to pound more felt in from the bottom up rather than pull the engine?  I'm sure it would be a heck of a sloppy job if possible but I dread pulling an engine on a newly restored car.  Probably would simply deal with the leak and enjoy the car!

Any ideas would help!

 

Gary Nafziger

Wellman, Iowa  52356

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