I had roughly the same problem with Casper (1957 TR3), did pretty
much what you have done with the same negative results. I
preparation for a road trip...to Triumphest I think I was trying to
grease the drive shaft spline and to my horror discovered that the
bolts holding the drive shaft to the transmission were loose! There
was at least 1/4" spacing and was bad enough that some threads were
stripped! Replacing the bolts and nuts and tightening with
threadlock solved the vibration problem completely...
Good Luck
>I've posted before, but not often. And have regularly received excellent
>advise from Fred and Randall as well as the list. Thanks to all.
>
>After virtually re-building drag-link including new silent block bushings,
>idler arm, re-balancing and alignment, changing wheels for best up front, we
>drive smooth then a noticable vibration at 50 MPH, steady and rough to 60 MPH
>then SEEMS to smooth out some. So I am now blocked.
>
>I am considering wire wheel retrofit, but Fred warns that even with 60 spoke
>wheels, this can cause problems down the road. Alternatively the mini-lite
>replicas from Moss are an option. I would love to stay with the steel wheels
>and Triumph covers (I have two sets of steel - 8 + spare = 9 total), none
>which I have confidence in at this point) but the vibration really is
>bothersome.
>
>Any suggestions? Can the vibration be coming from elsewhere?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Stu Graham
>Brunswick, GA
>TS 57892
>
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3
aka
Casper
Wallace, CA
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