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</head><body><p>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.<br></p><p><br></p><p>Terry Smith, '59 TR3A<br></p><p>New Hampshire<br></p><blockquote type="cite"><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif] -->On April 17, 2017 at 7:34 AM Andrew Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net> wrote:<br><br><div class="ox-4422edf5c6-WordSection1"><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Which “rear motor bearing fix” did you use?</span></p><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-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).</span></p><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-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”</span></p><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-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.</span></p><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Andrew Uprichard</span></p><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Jackson, Michigan</span></p><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Gary Nafziger<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:02 PM<br><strong>To:</strong> triumphs@autox.team.net<br><strong>Subject:</strong> [TR] tr-3 rear motor bearing</span></p></div></div><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal"> </p><div><div id="ox-4422edf5c6-yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37636"><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-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) </span></p></div><div id="ox-4422edf5c6-yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37711"><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-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!</span></p></div><div id="ox-4422edf5c6-yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37726"><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: black;">Any ideas would help!</span></p></div><div id="ox-4422edf5c6-yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492396568997_37727"><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: black;">Gary Nafziger</span></p></div><div><p class="ox-4422edf5c6-MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: black;">Wellman, Iowa 52356</span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><p><br> </p><blockquote type="cite"><br>** triumphs@autox.team.net **<br><br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Archive: http://www.team.net/archive<br>Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/terryrs@comcast.net<br></blockquote></body></html>