[TR] tr-3 rear motor bearing

[TERRY SMITH]

I've used both.  The one in the car now has had the scroll turned to accommodate one of the new conversions.  It's leaked.  I put the newer conversion in my spare rebuilt engine and it hasn't leaked a drop.  Course, it's still on the engine stand, hasn't had more than squirt oil into the cylinders, nor has the engine been started yet.  Could be related.


Terry Smith, '59 TR3A

New Hampshire

> On April 17, 2017 at 7:34 AM Andrew Uprichard <auprichard at uprichard.net> wrote:
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>     Which “rear motor bearing fix” did you use?
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>     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).
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>     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”
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>     With regard to your question about the felt, I really don’t know.  But hopefully someone with more experience than me will educate us.
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>     Andrew Uprichard
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>     Jackson, Michigan
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>     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
>     Subject: [TR] tr-3 rear motor bearing
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>     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) 
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>     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!
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>     Any ideas would help!
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>     Gary Nafziger
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>     Wellman, Iowa  52356
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