Hey Guys,
I spent some shop time on the Six. The mystery miss is gone once I
changed the plugs to Champions, reset the point gap and advanced the timing a
bit. The miss may come back once the new plugs are burnt in, I don't know.
The woodpecker metal like tapping came out of the right rear suspension once
I greased the urethane trailing arm bushings, renewed the spring rubber
packings and replaced the shock links.
Now I have the last issue to deal with. Every now and then the right rear
will make a very bad noise when taking up the drive in reverse or around
corners. This is more than a clunk. It is like a gear slipping with the
resulting lurch. I suspect a bad bearing but who's to know? Any comments?
Decision time is now. The Featured Marque Six to Jekyll Island or the
GT6. The GT6 has no issues as of now. I am trailering so not to worry but
the GT6 was the only Triumph to leave me on the side of the road lately when
it snapped a u-joint in half. I don't like to work on cars at a National
Convention. Although it is a great time to do that since all the experts are
there and anyone with a bonnet up and tools out draws a big crowd.
The Six is a pig at autocross with the redlines the GT6 may have potential.
Whatever, I would like to resolve this crunching noise in the TR6 rear.
Any thoughts on that would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Darrell
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