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Re: Spitfire tranny rear seal

To: gbowley@snet.net
Subject: Re: Spitfire tranny rear seal
From: vitesse@juno.com
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 07:39:20 -0500
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <01BD45AB.775930E0@hrfr03-sh3-port134.snet.net>
Hi Glenn,

It is do-able.  One suggestion go to your local parts house and get a
seal puller.  Makes the job a lot easier than using screwdrivers.

I've done it the Spit, TR4A, and the TR6 I had in the 70's.  I've also
done it on the 250 I still have.

Hugh R. McAleer
Jonesboro, GA
'68 TR 250, owned since 1980
'71 Stag '73 Stag
75 TR7 Victory Edition

On Mon, 2 Mar 1998 07:19:55 -0500 Glenn Bowley <gbowley@snet.net> writes:
>
>Hi all-
>I was wondering if anybody out there has been successful at changing 
>the =
>rear output seal on a single rail Spitfire tranny?
>>From looking at the manual it does seem possible. It looks like if I 
>=
>remove the driveshaft/u-joints, I can remove the large nut that is =
>directly on the end of the output shaft. This would allow access to 
>the =
>seal to remove it?
>Anybody ever do this?
>Thanks in advance!
>Glenn Bowley
>'75 Spitfire 1500
>FM30644U
>Mansfield, Connecticut
>
>

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