I elected to keep the old style main seal when I rebuilt my engine,
mostly because the original hadn't given me any trouble. The old seal,
didn't drip much (much less than my more modern cars do), and the new
seal, set up using a Moss alignment piece, drips even less.
That, combined with the stories I've heard about incorrect machining of
the crankshaft for the new type of seal, makes me perfectly happy with
it the way it is.
Drew Rogge wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Sorry to bring up this old chestnut again but... Two people who
> I have a lot of respect for and really know their business each
> have a different opinion of which TR3 rear main seal is best.
> One swears by the original and the other preferes the new lip
> type conversion seal. I'd like to hear from anyone who has had
> great success or failure installing and using either type of
> seal. I guess you could say I'm using my "poll the audience
> lifeline."
--
George Richardson
Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559LT -
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
Griffin - '71 Triumph Stag - undergoing restoration
Pikachu - '75 Triumph TR6 - undergoing repair
Kitty - '83 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas - Daily Driver
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