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To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: ring and pinion setup trick
From: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 12:42:57 -0400
Listers,
This may be old news to y'all, but I usually learn the hard way, so thought 
I'd pass on this nugget in case it's new news to someone.

I just finished completely rebuilding my '64 TR4 rear axle.  All new 
everything.  Setting the ring and pinion mesh was a pain, as I couldn't 
read the gear mesh pattern very well using blue die marker.  A Web site I 
found suggested gear marking compound, which I was able to order from a 
local NAPA store.  $4 for a dollup of white stuff in a quarter-sized 
container.    What's the lesson here?  Use white grease (the stuff is 
probably lithium grease).  Whatever it is, it worked *great*.  The mesh 
pattern became instantly clear.

hth someone.

Jim

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Jim
jhassall@blacksburg.net
Blacksburg VA
'63 TR4 in autox preparation, 90% finished, 90% to go 





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