<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpeb9602c9yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;"><div id="ydpeb9602c9yiv8188775268"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for reply RJ,</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">With a little more research I see quite a few early British cars used similar rope seals for crankshafts .. but now, most, if not all marques have modernized replacements available - as you have fitted.</div><div dir="ltr">Seems best way to go!</div></div></div></div></div><div id="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268yqtfd51037" class="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268yqt8326296670"><div class="ydp60d55e44yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;"><br clear="none"></div></div><div id="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268yqtfd61691" class="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268yqt8326296670"><div class="ydp60d55e44yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;"><div dir="ltr">Regards,</div><div dir="ltr">Carl</div><div dir="ltr">'63TR4since'74<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 16:45:44 -0600<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">From: <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:rjray.architect@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rjray.architect@gmail.com</a>><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">To: "'Carl Sereda'" <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:carlsereda@aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">carlsereda@aol.com</a>>, <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [TR] TR Rear Crank Seal Rope?<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <01a401db7b44$5cbc52c0$1634f840$@gmail.com><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Carl,<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">I was not aware of the ropes used on other British cars, other than my Austin-Healey, which still originally leaked oil at the rear crank area.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">For both my TR3a and Healey, I installed the after-marked rear seal kits, which eliminated all oil leaks from the rear crankshaft area.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">From: Triumphs <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> On Behalf Of Carl Sereda<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2025 2:06 PM<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">To: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [TR] TR Rear Crank Seal Rope?<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> Hi Listers,<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> This has been on my mind for quite some time;<br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;"> </div></div></div><div id="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268yqtfd95877" class="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268yqt8326296670"><div class="ydp60d55e44yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;"><div id="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268ydp2ba33e9eyahoo_quoted_9410562868" class="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268ydp2ba33e9eyahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;" class="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268ydp2ba33e9eyahoo-style-wrap"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:8px;margin:0px 0px 0px 8px;" class="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268ydp2ba33e9einline_reply_quote_container" data-split-quote-node="true"><div><div dir="ltr">Why do TR2 through TR4A rear crank seals NOT USE a graphited rope in the 'purpose-made' groove in the scrolled aluminum holder, when Jaguars with the same type of 'scrolled' crankshaft/seal groove do, as well as some early Ford, Jeep and other brands of motors?<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Did the Triumph engineers decide against it even though the rear aluminum crank seal parts were already cast?<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">The special graphited seal rope is still available at Moss (for early Jags) and other makes of that period..<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">And I recently read that someone found a rope seal in their TR4 crank seal upon tear down!.. and he mentions that prior to tear down the rear crank seal leaked very little.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">To me, it looks like the TR motor rear seal was designed to use a rope just like early Jaguars yet no mention in TR factory manuals.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Been tempted to add the graphited rope.. why not?</div></div></div><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:8px;margin:0px 0px 0px 8px;" class="ydp60d55e44yiv8188775268ydp2ba33e9einline_reply_quote_container" data-split-quote-node="true"><div><div dir="ltr">Regards,<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Carl<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">'63 TR4 since '74<br clear="none"></div></div>
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