Message text written by "Freeman, Noah"
>-What I did- I carefully whittled out two of hte cogs on the belt, which
made it narrow enough in one spot to fit between the cranskshaft and the
rack adn pinion- was this OK? Is this a terrible idea? (I have another
belt to replace it with if this was a terrible move)
-What is the correct (non whittling) mehtod for getting the fan belt past
the rack and pinion? Remove the fan (and radiator)? Move the rack and
pinion (aggh!)?
<
Noah,
I resorted to this whittling technique once. It got me home. I probably
could have driven many more miles like that but decided to set it right. I
ended up taking loose on engine mount and lifting the engine the required
amount to let the belt pass.
I no longer own the TR4. It was destroyed in an accident. I bought a TR6
to replace it. One would think that with the necessity to redesign the
shock towers and the cross brace Triumph would have rectified this
situation on the TR5/6. But no. Same same. One belt and it's a PITA.
Moral: change the belt often so you don't have to change it on the road.
Dave
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