The biggest pain in the butt when doing the gearboxes is the bell housing
bolts.
http://www.gt6.ca/5speed/111206/slides/DSCN1541.html
A.
2008/11/8 Joe Curry <spitlist@cox.net>
> Bud,
> When I first built Tiny Tim, I used a modified GT6 gearbox with a Spit
> engine and aluminum flywheel. I had a lot of troubles initially getting
> the
> thing to work right. In the end it turned out that there was contact
> between the input shaft and the flywheel causing a grinding whine when I
> engaged the clutch.
>
> I took the tranny out and installed it so many times trying to find the
> source of the noise that I finally got to where I could have the thing on
> the floor in 20 minutes all by myself.
>
> So just roll up your sleeves and go for it.
>
> Joe C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Andre Rousseau
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 8:41 PM
> To: RACER BUD; Friends of Triumph
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Fw: DEAR DOCTOR PHIL FOR TRIUMPHS..Technical
> psychological incentive info requested
>
> Hah, the answer is no... the trans will not install by itself. I tried that
> with my restore ;)
> A.
>
> 2008/11/8 RACER BUD <budscars@comcast.net>
>
> > Hi andre..will you forward this to fot?..It gets kicked back to me
> > thanks
> > Racer Bud..spitfire #21
> > ----- Original Message ----- *From:* RACER BUD <budscars@comcast.net>
> > *To:* fot-request@autox.team.net
> > *Sent:* Saturday, November 08, 2008 7:31 PM
> > *Subject:* DEAR DOCTOR PHIL FOR TRIUMPHS..Technical psychological
> > incentive info requested
> >
> > Dear Dr. Phil Triumph...I busted my Spit's tranny at Infineon last
> > month...I've got extra trannys..I look at them...then look at my
> > racer...then again, and again...The transmission job has still not taken
> > place..Will the tranny go in by itself if I get lazy enough?,
> > Thanks
> > Racer Bud.
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Andre Rousseau - andre@gt6.ca
> '68 Triumph GT6 MK1 - http://www.gt6.ca/
> Ottawa, ON, Canada
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