In my case I had to move the cross member AND the steering rack to get it
on.About a 2 hour job.Probably 30 mins next time.
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From: Roger Helman <rogerh@digimation.com>
To: triumph listserv <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: tr6 fan belt]
Date: Monday, May 05, 1997 10:56 AM
Cathy Helman wrote:
Subject: Re: tr6 fan belt
Date: Sun, 4 May 1997 21:02:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: DANMAS@AOL.com
To: peterz@merak.com, triumphs@autox.team.net
In a message dated 97-05-04, Peter Zaborski wrote:
<< Is is true that in order to remove and refit the fan belt you
have to
loosen this cross-member?!? >>
Peter:
I didn't remember having to remove anything the last time I changed
the fan
belt, but just to be sure, I went out to the garage and did a
"dry-run" with
a spare belt. It went on with no problems at all. Clearance arount
the
cross-member was minimal, but adequate. No problem at all around the
steering
rack, or other components. FWIW, mine is a '71. It took all of 15
seconds to
get the belt in place.
Who knows, maybe all the tolerances added up in the right way on
mine!
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
This must vary from car to car because the clearence on my 71 '6 is
just short by a about an 1/4 of an inch or so. I usually jack the car
up by the center of the cross member under the engine. This will
release the tension of the pillars and make moving the cross brace a
million times easier. Then just remove the bolts from the cross brace
and slide it forward. You should now be able to fit your belt without
any problems.
Or you could wedge the belt in on the left side between the
hormonic balancer and the cross member bump the starter. This should
force the belt past the harmonic balancer and the cross brace. I had to
do this half way between Baton Rouge an New Orleans once. Works well
enough, although will ocasional remove bits from the belt :-(
--
Roger Helman
71 TR6 CC67866L
Digimation Inc.
New Orleans La
e. rogerh@digimation.com
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