Hi All:
I just came from my mechanic's where they are about to fit my new O/D
transmission. I was there to drop off the car and the Gunst throw-out
bearing kit I have been sitting on ever since Don Malling sent it to me
as one of the original group purchases.
In the meantime Len (the mechanic) has been experimenting with Herman's
TOB kit and has installed it in another TR6. He seems completely knocked
over with the setup and is kind of leaning on me to consider it. I
looked at some nice setup shots he had and I'm sort of wavering. It's
about $400 CAN by the time it's here, but as Len put it, "By the time
you've-fit the fork, cross-drilled the shaft and re-builtthe slave
cylinder, you're over $400 anyway."
I have a new SC and the Gunst already in hand, so I think I probably
will stick with my original-looking kit, but I can tell you, I'm
starting to think a fair bit about ebaying my Gunst and going for
Herman's kit.
Mark Hooper
1972 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Sally or Dick Taylor
Sent: February 28, 2006 2:57 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Hydraulic TOB
Jim----While I don't have the conversion as fitted to the Triumph
gearbox, I'm pretty sure it's very similar to the one that's optional
for the Toyota conversion. This one works slick, with all of the
benefits others have already mentioned.
Dick
From: jimjcmo@yahoo.com(Jim Jones) Listers:
Has anyone fitted Herman's hydrualic throw out bearing kit
to his/her gearbox? It seems to be a very elegant solution to one of the
chronic problems with the TR6 driveline. Any thoughts?
The reason I ask is that the gearbox is out of the car right
now. The leaky overdrive is paying a visit to John at Quantum Mechanics.
Since the box is out, well, you know....
ARGHHH! IT'S THE DREADED SHIPWRIGHT MONSTER, CONSUMING ALL
CURRENCY IN ITS PATH!
Thanks,
Jim
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