> I decided to omit the two brass shims that sit behind the crank gear
> on my TR2 motor rebuild, this was because when I fitted the gear
> without the shims and lined it up against the cam wheel with a
> straight edge they seemed perfectly in line. I am using a different
> crank and new cam gear so I guessed this is why I no longer needed to
> adjust. It seems however that the workshop manual considers these
> shims as standard fitment. Do I need to undo everything and try
> again, when using the straight edge against the gears I did not use a
> feeler gauge but judged by eye.
I'd say it depends both on how you plan to use the car, and on how good your
eye is. If it's a show car that you'll only drive 1000 miles/year, then I
wouldn't worry about it. The amount of misalignment corrected by those
shims will only accelerate chain wear a little.
> Secondly my Haynes manual suggests I
> should fit the oil thrower with the concave side facing the crank
> gear, surely this is back to front?
Yup, that's backwards. Look carefully at Fig 12 in the factory manual, you
can see the curve in the slinger.
Randall
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