[TR] Knocking noise

Jim Vass jimstr4 at gmail.com
Thu Jun 15 10:51:58 MDT 2017


Awesome, thanks!

On 16/06/2017 3:22 am, "Tony Drews" <tony at tonydrews.com> wrote:

> Here's a TIFF file I stashed away detailing the subtle difference in the
> dog tooth pattern.
>
> Regards, Tony Drews
>
> At 01:53 AM 6/15/2017, Randall wrote:
>
>> > I see that TR5 and TR6 boxes are the same as a TR4.
>>
>> Only early TR6 at best.  There were a lot of incompatible changes during
>> the
>> TR6 run.  I wound up having to use TR4 gears to put an A-type OD onto a CC
>> series (IIRC) TR6 gearbox.  Some of the things to look for are on the TRF
>> website, in the TR6 catalog gearbox section.  The change in dog tooth
>> pattern is a particular problem, as the mismatched parts will physically
>> fit
>> but not work right together.  I know someone who spent a year figuring
>> that
>> one out!
>>
>> Complete gearsets will interchange, but not necessarily individual pieces.
>>
>> The TR6 housings also have thicker flanges, which isn't too serious but
>> causes issues to be dealt with.  You'll need longer studs on the engine,
>> and
>> the clutch slave mounting changes.  I shortened the pushrod to make mine
>> work, but in retrospect it might have been better to pound the cover flat
>> and move the bracket to the other side.
>>
>> -- Randall
>>
>>
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