Wayne,
I had my trans rebuilt by a pro, but did learn a bit about the process. One
thing that is critical to a successful result is ensuring that the new
syncros are of good quality. My rebuilder mentioned that he rejects
something like 2 out of 3 syncros before finding one with the correct
dimensions. I'd be careful here. You may find that the existing syncros are
better than the new ones.
I've heard that the Racetorations syncros are a better quality, but have no
first hand knowledge. Tim H.- did you get syncros from them and can you
comment?
Have fun,
Peter
'68 TR250
on 9/3/02 1:34 PM, Wayne Ross at rengrave@netzero.net wrote:
> Thanks for the advise Bob,
>
> Can you show me or describe the special tools you have made, or will I be
> able to tell by the pictures in the Bentley Manual when it comes in this
> week.
> I plan on buying the rebuild kit from one of the big three. My gearbox has
> some oil leaks from the gasket areas, I think the seals are ok, but while I
> am in the box I figure I would buy the re-build kit and replace seals, sync
> cups, bearings, etc...
> I have noticed that the Moss kit comes with a shaft and the Roadster Factory
> kit does not.
> Do you think I will need this shaft?
> I would like to order the kit now before I take apart the gearbox as you
> suggested, but I am not sure which company I should buy the kit from.
> Is the quality of the components better from TRF?
> Also, when I removed the magnetic drain plug to drain the oil, there was a
> very small piece of steel on it along with some steel splinters, it looks
> like a corner piece, maybe cast. I hope it is not a gear chunk. Maybe a sync
> cup which will be replaced when I buy the rebuild kit. This is another
> reason I want to get into the box and check it out.
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne Ross
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert M. Lang [mailto:lang@isis.mit.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 11:25 AM
> To: Rengrave
> Subject: Re: Transmission rebuild or not?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> SHould you rebuild the tranny? THere's two schools of thought -
>
> 1. if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
>
> 2. rebuild it while you have it out.
>
> The first school has the obvious disadvantage that if you shold break the
> gearbox after you put it back in.. then you get to pull the tranny, which
> while not impossible is at the very least "time consuming".
>
> DO NOT, however, just tear the 'box down without knowing that you have
> everything on hand to do the rebuild. Please note that special tools are
> required to get the 'box apart (and back together) with a minimum of
> "fuss". The Buckeye Triumphs web site has pretty good pictures of the
> process.
>
> Doing a TR6 tranny is pretty easy for a compentent mechanic. It can be
> rather frustrating to a novice as things have to be done in the right
> order and you need to pay careful attention to the orientation of
> _everything_ when it comes time to reassemble. Note that in the warning
> above, this is why you do not want to start the job without all the parts
> in hand when you start, 'cause if you have to wait 4 months for a part,
> you WILL forget how things go back together.
>
> I've done about 10 TR6 trannies, I made a bunch of special tools for the
> job.
>
> Option 3 is to send the gearbox to a specialist. I suggest this option to
> all but the most adventurous hobbyists.
>
> rml
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