Next time mine is apart I will be comparing all dimensions to some older
shafts in the loft. I got a greasable version from TRF 2 years ago and
have always been suspicious of it after reading various emails regarding
TR6 clutch inefficiencies. I'm concerned about the angle of the taper
pin bore with respect to the cross shaft arm.....we'll see.
I just bought a 1995 Toyota Corolla as my 110 mile per day commuter so
hope to have more time for the Triumph this year :-)
Jay Welch Abington, MA
1971 TR6 Project, 1973 TR6 Driver, 1989 Mustang GT, 1/2 1971 TR6
1989 Grand Marquis, 1989 Cherokee, 1996 Voyager, 1986 John Deere 318,
1979 Bolens 1058
Secretary, Cape Cod British Car Club @
http://clubs.hemmings.com/capecodbritish/
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On Sat, 01 Mar 2003 06:27:31 +0100 "mitch vamos"
<mitchvamos@operamail.com> writes:
> i talked to dave also about the same problem
> he tried to convince me the early cars like mine (71) did not come
> with an anti rattle spring (the shaft doesn't fit for me with or
> without the spring had to use my old shaft)
> he was lying out his teeth of course trying to get rid of the
> defective shafts
> i know the story well since i've been thru it 2 years in a row with
> 2 different cars and trf cross shafts
> also quite a few guys wrote me about it last year including some
> well known shops
> john at trf gave me the run around also so i threw the shaft away
> and told them what they could do
> since this has been going on for 3 years that i know of and they are
> still shipping them i take my tr6 parts orders elsewhere now
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lizirbydavis@cs.com
> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 18:56:15 EST
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: clutch cross shaft
>
> > Hi Folks,
> > Earlier this week I posted that the clutch cross shaft I had
> received from
> > TRF had the tapered hole drilled in the incorrect position. I
> stand
> > corrected. The TRF shaft measured .25" closer to the actuating
> lever than my
> > old shaft, and I couldn't get the pin in because of the bind. I
> spoke with
> > Dave at TRF, and he agreed that there had been some concern about
> the shafts
> > that they supplied. He suggested I remove the anti-rattle spring
> as the
> > early cars were not fitted with the spring. It turns out that the
> shaft fits
> > just fine with the spring is removed. I hope the spring is not
> necessary. I
> > have three trannys from "early" cars and they all have springs.
> Who knows.
> > Regardless, the TRF shaft fits fine. My apologies to TRF, and to
> 6 pack for
> > spreading bad info.
> > Joe Davis
> >
>
>
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