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RE: 78 Clutch replacement

To: "'Laura Gharazeddine'" <Laura.G@141.com>
Subject: RE: 78 Clutch replacement
From: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 09:44:00 -0000
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura Gharazeddine [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
>
> I did it with a very experienced friend-and I'm not hot to do it 
> again any time soon!

Hi Laura,
        It's much easier than on an MG - I remember lying underneath my BGT
and putting my head back into a pool of oil. This is why I have
Triumphs......

> Speaking of changing a transmission, I was at the garage the other 
> day, and one of Dave's guys, who just a little guy, was changing 
> the tranny in an Aston-Martin DB5. THe thing that surprised me was 
> that it comes through the cockpit-just like on the Spit! Is this a 
> British thing?

Not really, but it's very much a Triumph thing! Maybe it's something to do
with the DB5 having the same tail lights as a TR4 - family connection and
all that stuff! Even the (moncoque) Dolomite has a removeable tunnel to get
at the gearbox, though half of the car has to come first apart to get at it!

        Cheers,
                Bill.

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