I sent this response to Bob and realized it would probably make
sense to go to the whole list:
Bob said:
> Herman is now strongly recommending that the slip in the driveshaft be
> totally eliminated. His locking collar only prevents the driveshaft from
> moving in but there's nothing to prevent it from moving out and pushing the
It is - because the driveshaft is fully extended in the locked position,
so it can't move in either direction - so the only slip is in the
tranny flange.
Also, Joe Burlein said:
> I am curious what the big attraction is to going to the Nissan/Toyota 5
> speed conversion?
Here's my rundown for the decision. First of all, keep in mind
that the current state of my transmission was non-O.D. and broken,
and my car is a daily driver (with highway use)
Rebuild TR3 Tranny
------------------
+ Original (Possibly the original tranny from the car!)
- Hard to find gears
- Likely to need rebuild soon
- Highway driving is very high RPM
- Need to do a transmission rebuild, more difficult than a
transmission replacement or conversion.
Cost ~$1200 or more for parts?
TR3 O.D. Tranny
---------------
+ Original Equipment (if not the original transmission)
+ Highway driving improved
- Very hard to find replacement parts
- Still needs to be rebuilt often
- Need to find one
Cost: ?? Last ebay O.D. was ~$1700?? Might need rebuild?
Toyoto Conversion
-----------------
- Not original
+ Highway driving improved
+ Transmission is bullet-proof, rarely needs rebuild
+ Conversion very well made
+ No more rebuilding even, just get a replacement transmission for ~$200
- Cost was higher than expected because of additional parts I didn't know
I needed + a bunch of next day shipping :(, and because of machining costs.
Cost: Kit+parts+machining+transmission ~$2400 (I expected ~$2k)
It took some serious though, but I decided I didn't want to deal with another
Triumph transmission rebuild considering the last one went badly and only
lasted four years.
Dave
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dave Ljung Madison http://GetDave.com/ 415.341.5555
--- ..it is not easy for a long-haired man to perform any manual task. ----
-- Aristotle
_______________________________________________
Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register
http://www.vtr.org
Triumphs@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/triumphs
http://www.team.net/archive
|