I've discovered that my distributor clamp-down (?) bolt has a bad habit of
working itself loose which allows the timing to go bonkers. I was talking to a
fellow 71 TR6 owner at our club (Rocky Mountain Triumph Club) meeting last night
and he said he thought that the bolt should be a square headed bolt (it's an
11mm hex now). He said that square head bolts stay tighter...I have no idea why
that would be.
I've looked in my Bentleys and the Moss, VB, and TRF catalogs and can't find a
picture of the bolt to see what it should be (can anybody clue me in on what
page the clamp bolt is listed, in any of those catalogs).
Does anyone know what the bolt should be or more importantly does anyone have a
solution to the loose bolt problem? I'm thinking of maybe a drop of locktite at
the bolt head or a lock washer or a star washer (I haven't had a chance to peak
at it since last night but I don't think there's a washer on the bolt at
present). Suggestions?
Thanks
Bud
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