Bob,
If you've got a 61 TR3A, the starter you have is indeed incorrect and the
one you received from British Parts NW is the correct one. The early "long
nose" starter will not engage with the flywheel ring gear properly because
the ring gear on the 61 has a different number of teeth than that of the
early cars. I picked up a TR3 cheap once upon a time because the engine was
frozen. Turned out to be a starter jammed in the ring gear. Can't remember
which was "early" and which was "late", but the combination had jammed it
solidly. Yes, it is engaging from the wrong direction too.
The flywheel ring gear on your car is bolted on, that of the early cars is
shrunk on, so it's easy to tell whether you have the correct ring gear
without pulling the g'box. Yours should have bolts around the periphery. Six
I think.
Ed Woods
-----Original Message-----
From: Kinderlehrer's <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 30, 1998 11:26 PM
Subject: Another TR3A starter question
>
>Thnks all of you that responded to my previous question. I haven't removed
>the starter yet to peek inside at the ring gear, but in my own convoluted
>logic, I concluded that what ever I found, I would need a rebuilt starter.
>Rather than trying to get mine rebuilt again I ordered one from NW British
>Parts.
>
>The starter arrived today, but it is different than the one that came with
>the car. The current one looks like the one in the Moss catalog. It has a
>nose on it and it set up so that the gear goes away form the starter body
>to engage the ring gear.
>
>The new one doesn't have the nose cone and it is set up so the gear travels
>towards the starter body to engage the ring gear.
>
>One more clue; when I bought the car, the starter was hanging on by one
>undersized bolt. My questions:
>
>1. Will either of these work? When I told the guy at NM BP that I had a
>'61 TR3A, he had no doubt whatsoever that this was the right starter.
>
>2. Could the currently installed one be the wrong one? (I wouldn't put
>anything past the DPO)
>
>3. Could that be why it's giving me trouble?
>
>4. If this is the right one, do I need one or more spacers as described by
>Moss? How would I know how many?
>
>
>TIA, your collective and infinite wisdom is greatly appreciated.
>
>Bob
>
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