Hello List,
Did I read this wrongly? Wasn't the young man asking about the work on
a
Midget - didn't he say that the TR7 only needed minor work on it, and he
was trading his labour on the Midget for ownership of the TR7?
Fisher
Comfort, TX
At 06:20 PM 7/28/99 -0700, Lawrie Alexander wrote:
>There's nothing easy about taking a TR7 engine out! It's more complicated
>and time-consuming than even a Midget 1500.
>
>It is, in fact, possible to remove the gearbox from a TR7 without too much
>difficulty, although a hoist helps. Failing that, a set of VERY secure jack
>stands are imperative.
>
>Lawrie
>British Sportscar Center
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rick Brown <mgrick@ptd.net>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Cc: quieg@hotmail.com <quieg@hotmail.com>
>Date: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:06 PM
>Subject: [Fwd: Re: Restoration of MG Midget]
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>>I received the attached from this 16 Year old - does anyone have an
>>answer for him? I don't think it's possible without a lot of extra work
>>- would probably be easier to take out the engine.
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>>Thanks - Rick
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>>Subject: Re: Restoration of MG Midget
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>>Hello.
>>I have emailed you to see if you would please answer a question for me.
>>Here's the story:
>>I work on a farm part time, (I'm only 16) and I arranged a deal to trade my
>>labor on an MG Midget for a Triumph TR7 that needs nothing but a little
>body
>>work and some interior work. One of the jobs was to remove the starter and
>>replace it. We found that the ring gear was extremely worn. Do you know
>if
>>there is any way we could unbolt the transmission, remove the drive shaft,
>>and back it out of the engine from below? That way we wouldn't need to
>>remove the entire engine to replace the ring gear. Thanks for your help.
>>:-)
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Jeff
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