Tony,
Thanks for the reply.
My sleeve is brass alloy and has the same dimple. I thought it had gotten
wacked in the engine pull. The sleeve is in fine shape and I want to reuse
it.
Which end of the thing do you pound on. I would have to pound on the
gearbox side of the sleeve and push the whole thing through the bearing
coming out the front. The TR4 throwout bearing/sleeve set would come out
the opposite. I would pound it from the front to push out the 1/4 of the
thing that fits into the bearing.
Does this make sense??
Brian Sanborn
62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
sanborn@net1plus.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Rhodes <ARhodes@compuserve.com>
To: Brian Sanborn <sanborn@net1plus.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 7:33 PM
Subject: RE: TR4A throw out bearing question
Brian, I had an original TR4A throw out bearing and sleeve in my car until
last year. I am absolutely positive it is the original one. It was
a two part affair. The bearing itself and the sleeve that it fits on. The
sleeve fits into the inner race, and is an interference fit. You have to
hammer it pretty hard to get it off. BTW, my sleeve was made of brass
alloy
and had a dimple in the edge of the groove where the fork rides to prevent
spinning.
I doubt that you would have any problem with using the replacement bearing
and sleeve available through the usual sources. One pointer: heat the
bearing for 20 minutes directly on a 75 watt light bulb. It will be quite
hot,
so use a glove to handle it. Then drop it onto the sleeve and presto, a
perfect
fit.
Are you sure that your bearing is truely not a press-on type on a sleeve???
-Tony
Message text written by INTERNET:triumphs-owner@autox.team.net
>Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:03:55 -0500
>From: sanborn@net1plus.com
>Subject: TR4-TR4A Throw-out Bearing Question
>
>More help needed!
>I am at the stage of replacing the throwout bearing in
>>preperation for reassembling the car.
>I have a TR4A diaphram clutch gearbox in my TR4. I went to
>separate the throwout bearing from the sleeve and am
>confused. It bears the original TR4A part number but seems
>to be an integrated unit. The sleeve is "connected" to the
>bearing. The bearing outer shell "captures" the ridge on
>the sleeve.
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