I just changed the clutch in my TR4A. The old bearing sleeve was of a
brass-appearing
material. A rim of the slot in which the rides had been indented (bent
inward) by a
rounded-end punch. It appears that the intent of this was to prevent
rotation of the sleeve
against the fork. The factory manual does not describe such a
modification. I did not attempt
to create such an indentation. I have talked to a local britich care
"expert". He does not know
of such a thing done to triumph sleeves. He does know of other british
cars that have various
techniques to prevent rotation of the sleeve on the fork, though. Anybody
see this sort of thing
before?
Also the new sleeve appears to be made of steel rather than brass. Does
this make a
difference? My inclination would be to use some sort of brass-type alloy
since it will wear first
and prevent excessive wear on non-replacable parts!
BTW, I know for a fact that the clutch is original, so the bend in the rim
is factory.
-Tony
ARhodes@compuserve.com
'67 TR4A CTC73336L
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