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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><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></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Andrew Uprichard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jackson, Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gary Nafziger<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] tr-3 rear motor bearing<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37636"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37711"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37726"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Any ideas would help!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37727"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Gary Nafziger<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Wellman, Iowa 52356<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>