<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>When I rebuild my engine last year I bought the Viton seal, I used Permatex Ultimate red I think. I cut the felt into about 1+ inch pieces, and then kneaded the Permatex into the felt, major mess on my fingers. Dave Hogye loaned me a screwdriver he'd ground to fit the channel, and I tapped each strip down in place, to the point I had Permatex oozing out in places. It worked great, and there are no oil drips.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Doing it after the fact from below, that's gonna be interesting.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Rye</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">1960 TR3A</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Apr 17, 2017, at 4:57 PM, wbeech <<a href="mailto:wbeech@flash.net">wbeech@flash.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hopefully the replacement seals are getting better, no plans to replace anything at the moment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Bill B<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Triumphs [<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Andrew Uprichard<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 17, 2017 6:34 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> 'Gary Nafziger' <<a href="mailto:nafzigerg@yahoo.com">nafzigerg@yahoo.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TR] tr-3 rear motor bearing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Which “rear motor bearing fix” did you use?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">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).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">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”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">With regard to your question about the felt, I really don’t know. But hopefully someone with more experience than me will educate us.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Andrew Uprichard<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Jackson, Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Triumphs [<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Gary Nafziger<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:02 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [TR] tr-3 rear motor bearing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37636"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="5" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">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) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37711"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="5" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">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!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37726"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="5" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Any ideas would help!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37727"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="5" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="5" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Gary Nafziger<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="5" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Wellman, Iowa 52356<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span></span><br><span>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **</span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br><span>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a></span><br><span>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a></span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>