Lot's of dealers did it, too.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Robert Carley <rcarley@uoguelph.ca>
To: Hutmacher, Greg <ghutmacher@stanleyworks.com>
Cc: 'Triumphs List' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: March 23, 1999 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: TR6 oil Filter Change
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>Re: the hole in the inner fender to get at the oil cannister.
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>It's funny how many DPO's put this hole in! My car has it also.
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>Could there be some other explanation for this ;-)
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>Robert Carley
>73 TR6
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>Hutmacher, Greg wrote:
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>> One of my earlier TR6's had a similar mod and it was actually done
very
>> well. The PO had taken a small diameter circular "door knob" saw that
fits
>> on the end of a drill and made a perfect circular hole in the inner
fender
>> that lines up perfectly with the filter bolt. Its just big enough in
>> diameter to fit a socket and extension through. Not large enough to
pull the
>> filter through. Hardly noticeable. It looked factory, it was so
clean. On my
>> newer TR6 (76), the PO unfortunately did a poor job of the same mod.
It has
>> very jagged edges and looks like a vandal did it. One of these days,
I'll
>> have to figure out how to repair it without replacing the entire
inner
>> fender. Common to both of these cars' mods is that you easily fit a
socket
>> and extension through to loosen and remove the filter bolt, but you
still
>> cannot remove the cannister itself except by the old fashioned way.
But
>> that's not a problem for me. I just clean the canister in place
before
>> refitting.
>> Regards, Greg Hutmacher
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>> That's a quite common modification, and I have seen a couple of cars
in our
>> club with it done. I just can't bring myself to do that (visions of
the car
>> 'bleeding' if I cut it, etc.), still opting to use up my stock of OE
filters
>> until I install the spin-on adapter I bought last year. Funny the
factory
>> never made that change, or the dealership network (as their mechanics
had to
>> deal with it). Does anyone have the factory manual listing
recommended
>> service times for a TR6 oil change? Perhaps the lengthy process
worked in a
>> dealer's favour.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dave Massey [SMTP:105671.471@compuserve.com]
>> Sent: March 22, 1999 3:40 PM
>> To: TR List
>> Subject: TR6 Oil Filter Change
>>
>> The real solution to the problem of oil filter changes in LHD
Carb'd
>> TR6's
>> is a handy access panel in the inner wheel well. S-T could
have
>> made a
>> flap out of tin with a piano hinge and some of the Dzus
fasteners
>> left over
>> from the TR3 production..... ;-)
>>
>> Dave Massey
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