Guess the part that makes me bitter is the fact that I had the seal(from
Moss) & screwed it up while installing it...TRF had a great sale & I went
ahead & ordered another rather that risk leaving that seal in...guessing
game...
You're right...Good learning experience! Another is always grease the outer
diameter of a seal when installing...failure to do so may result in a B/O'd
Part!
>From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
>To: Todd Bermudez <red_tr250@hotmail.com>
>CC: 6pack@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Triumphless in OHIO
>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 11:48:30 -0500 (EST)
>
>On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Todd Bermudez wrote:
>
> > Ok all you do gooders in Ohio...just wanted to let you know my trannys
>out
> > of the car & I'm waiting on a seal from TRF...pesky back orders! Just
>in
> > time for the weather to turn sour again, :-(PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
>
>Ahhh, you have learned the first axiom of Triumph repair:
>
>_NEVER_ start a repair until you have _all_ the parts needed for the job
>in hand.
>
>I learned this when my TR6 was still new.
>
>By the way, the converse to this axiom is:
>
>It is easier to top off leaky fluid 1000 times than it is to replace any
>seal on your car once.
>
>:-)
>
> > Bitter,
> >
> > Todd
>
>
>Don't be bitter - just chalk this up to "a learning experience".
>
>regards,
>rml
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