FoT,
Is it necessary to have a crank dampener installed on an engine with a
billet steel crankshaft?
If not, I would remove the dampener/pulley and replace the V-belt drive with
a Gilmer drive. With only a small Gilmer pulley and a disc with timing marks
on the crankshaft, the Gilmer drive parts would make for 4 lbs less weight
than the V-belt installation. Can the lack of a dampener be the cause of a
broken crankshaft?
Marcel, Belgium
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Aan: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph
Onderwerp: [Fot] aftermarket crank dampeners and pullies for TR4's
FoT
I have the Moss B= pulley and belt conversion with the rubber joint on the
crank pulley/dampener.
Kas warned me at Elkhart lake that these can separate and with that I would
like to explore higher quality
crank dampeners. We installed an ATI super damper on Mark Edenbs car and
there are three things about it I donbt like.
1. Cost + $ 500.00
2. They are not clocked correctly for the TR4 and a new timing pointer
needs to be fitted in a less than ideal position.
3. With the engine installed there is only B<b clearance to the
steering rack.
B
So with that I have been looking at OEM and aftermarket dampeners/balancers
for other cars but I just donbt know
enough about machining to determine if it would be worth trying to machine a
balancer from another make to fit the TR4.
B
While on the subject of pullies in general Ibm wondering what others have
done with non-Triumph parts.
I would prefer a serpentine belt. I know I could fit a good quality
tensioner but still stuck on fitting non-triumph pullies
to the TR-4.
Can anyone advise on this subject ?
Thanks,
jim g
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