Don:
My DPO welded the folk to the cross shaft. The welds were so
crappy that they eventually broke, allowing the fork to move on the
cross shaft. The movement was limited, so the clutch still worked
somewhat. Yes, I had to hacksaw the cross shaft to disassemble the
tranny, and replaced them with all new parts. I guess the moral of the
story is that even welding is not a guaranteed fix. Good engineering
beats brute force any day of the week.
I think that it is about the same amount of work to cross drill
the fork and pin it with a roll pin or a grade 8 bolt, and you can
disassemble it next time the clutch needs work. Much better arrangement
in my humble opinion.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Don Malling
Sent: September 07, 2005 8:35 PM
To: 6-Pack; Triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Welding clutch fork to cross shaft TR6 TR250
What are the list's thoughts about welding the clutch fork to the cross
shaft. Will I have to cut
the shaft to remove/replace the clutch release bearing if I weld it?
Seems for the cost of a shaft
and release fork it's an easy and sure way out of the broken pin problem
-- pulling the transmission
etc.
Don Malling
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