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Most of my engines has the bronze bushing and of course my TR-3, never a
problem.
*Never be beaten by equipment.*
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Steve Yott <tr4@wi.rr.com> wrote:
> Bob,
> I think you will end up with a "frankenbox" but it may work. The early
> cars
> did use a bronze bushing in place of the caged bearing. The loads on the
> bushing or bearing in this area are not severe and I think a bushing would
> last a good long time but there must have been a reason for the change.
>
> The bearing outside diameter is 1.125" so you could make a bronze bushing
> to
> fit the hole in the input shaft and size it for a slight press in fit. The
> inner diameter hole should be about .002" larger than the snout on your new
> mainshaft. The issue and concern will be the total length and alignment
> with the gears. I would gather all the parts, lay it out and do some close
> measuring to ensure everything lines up properly.
>
> Could work, good luck!
>
> Steve Yott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> rkramer3@austin.rr.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 7:28 AM
> To: FOT
> Subject: [Fot] early TR3 input shaft question
>
> I have an early TR2/3 non-synchro first gear overdrive tranny that I am
> rebuilding. The mainshaft was trashed so I bought one on eBay but it is
> different in an important way. The old one was similar to the ones that I'm
> used to seeing in a TR4, the input shaft rides on a caged set of rollers on
> the snout of the mainshaft. This early one, according to the Moss catalog,
> takes a $39.00 bushing on a much smaller diameter bearing surface. It is
> also longer which I think is an important difference requiring an early
> input shaft that I don't have. Does anyone know if the diameter of the
> early
> style TR2/3 bushing mates up to the inside of the later input shaft
> diameter
> with the bearing removed? I figure I can trim off a bit of the mainshaft
> and
> bushing and make it work if the bushing mates to the later input shaft.
>
> Bob Kramer
> rkramer3@austin.rr.com
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Most of my engines has the bronze bushing and of course my=
TR-3, never a problem.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><=
div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><p><strong><font color=3D"#000099">Never=
be beaten by equipment.</font></strong></p></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Steve Yott =
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tr4@wi.rr.com"; target=3D"_blank">tr=
4@wi.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Bob,<br=
>
I think you will end up with a "frankenbox" but it may work.=C2=
=A0 The early cars<br>
did use a bronze bushing in place of the caged bearing. The loads on the<br=
>
bushing or bearing in this area are not severe and I think a bushing would<=
br>
last a good long time but there must have been a reason for the change.<br>
<br>
The bearing outside diameter is 1.125" so you could make a bronze bush=
ing to<br>
fit the hole in the input shaft and size it for a slight press in fit.=C2=
=A0 The<br>
inner diameter hole should be about .002" larger than the snout on you=
r new<br>
mainshaft.=C2=A0 The issue and concern will be the total length and alignme=
nt<br>
with the gears.=C2=A0 I would gather all the parts, lay it out and do some =
close<br>
measuring to ensure everything lines up properly.<br>
<br>
Could work, good luck!<br>
<br>
Steve Yott<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Fot [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net";>fot-bounces=
@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:rkramer3@austin.rr.com";>rkramer3@austin.rr.com</a><br>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 7:28 AM<br>
To: FOT<br>
Subject: [Fot] early TR3 input shaft question<br>
<br>
I have an early TR2/3 non-synchro first gear overdrive tranny that I am<br>
rebuilding. The mainshaft was trashed so I bought one on eBay but it is<br>
different in an important way. The old one was similar to the ones that I&#=
39;m<br>
used to seeing in a TR4, the input shaft rides on a caged set of rollers on=
<br>
the snout of the mainshaft. This early one, according to the Moss catalog,<=
br>
takes a $39.00 bushing on a much smaller diameter bearing surface. It is<br=
>
also longer which I think is an important difference requiring an early<br>
input shaft that I don't have. Does anyone know if the diameter of the =
early<br>
style TR2/3 bushing mates up to the inside of the later input shaft diamete=
r<br>
with the bearing removed? I figure I can trim off a bit of the mainshaft an=
d<br>
bushing and make it work if the bushing mates to the later input shaft.<br>
<br>
Bob Kramer<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:rkramer3@austin.rr.com";>rkramer3@austin.rr.com</a><br>
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