Dad Blast it!
I guess I should be grateful actually.
So I'm taking the fan / hub / pulley off my TR-4 engine to address the oil leak
around the timing chain cover. (thus the recent Speedi Sleeve postings)
As I'm tugging on things . . . I feel a bunch of end play on the crankshaft.
What the????
It was kind of late and I couldn't rig up a dial indicator to get a good
reading, but it looks to be in the .030 to .050" neighborhood.
I've heard all the complaints about TR6 thrust washers, hadn't heard anything
about the TR-4.
Don't know what to say . . . I guess I should be glad I found it now rather
than later. The car runs fantastic. Great Oil pressure. The engine was
rebuilt 7 to 10 years ago . .but probably less than 7K miles. (6 of which came
in the last year)
I hadn't planned on breaking into the engine any time soon. (As evidenced by
the pan full of brand new oil)
So tell me . . do I have to do this repair now?
Is it more critical in the TR6 engine cause the washers can fall out
completely? Is the TR4 engine susceptible to that?
Yeah I know .. suck it up and do it.
Fred will probably tell me to put in the silicone pan gasket while I'm at it.
Okay . . I feel better after whining now.
Looks like it might be wet in the AM.
Better go put the top up on the TR6 commuter.
Scott Tilton
1970 TR6 Everyday
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