Tom,
What was the final result of your saga? Is it back together? I must
thank you for bringing this subject up, as I had my J-Type apart at the
same time and thanks to the discourse that followed your question, I
used a borrowed J-type mainshaft (thanks to Roger Bolick) to align the
splines and it went together "fairly" easily. The splines seemed to
move every time I flipped the O/D over to install it. I found that I
was able to get the splines to shift back by grabbing the installed
spare mainshaft and the output flange and twisting. It took some
patience, but it finally cooperated. Mine is ready to go back in
tonight.
I managed to get by without any special tools, using 2 small S/S bolts
on a small bar as a wrench for the plugs, and a large hose clamp to set
up the one way clutch. I opened the clamp up a tad with each bearing
and when it was full, I slid the clamp down and replaced it with a zip
tie so I could re-install it in the case. I used the gasket set from
VB, and as usual, they were less than perfect. The brake ring has two
different gaskets on each side, but they sent 2 of the same. I cut one
down a bit and it worked. Not to be out-done, MOSS and TRF also let me
down. I tried to buy new pistons, first from MOSS. They listed a "set"
for $6.50, which sounded like a deal. As it turned out, a "set" meant
piston/o-ring, even though the catalog says "1 req". On top of that, it
was NOS and rusted beyond use. I then ordered a true set from TRF, and
they also shipped me NOS-rusty beyond saving parts. They checked stock
and all they had was rusted parts. TRF did offer up that the piston
itself wasn't as important as the o-ring did the sealing. They
suggested that I polish up the rusty parts and use them. I decided that
my old pistons wouldn't be any worse, so I re-used them. It actually
was a pretty simple rebuild, all things considered.
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6x3, TR250 x3, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
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From: tomwalling@pvh.com
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Refitting a J-Type O.D. to a TR6
Date: Monday, April 06, 1998 10:25 AM
The long saga of the transmission rebuild continues... This weekend's
weather was sufficiently wretched here in Maine to allow me to work on
the
reassembly of my TRansmission in the basement. I'm now at the point of
refitting the overdrive (a J-type) to the back. I had some difficulty
when
I took it off, as the unit didn't want to just "slide off" of the, but
I had
to keep prying it up to remove it. Naturally, it doesn't want to just
slide
back on either. In looking into the O.D. internals, I see that the
splines
for the 1-way clutch and the annulus ring are not aligned. My trusty
(but
grease-smudged and battered) Bentley's addresses this as follows:
"Using a screwdriver of suitable length, turn the splines in a
counter-clockwise direction until they both line up" (or something to
that
effect)
Well, guess what? I have a screwdriver of suitable length, but the
@#*%&
splines don't want to move even a millimeter! Does anyone on the list
have
any experience with this? Am I missing something here, or do I just
have to
be more patient and keep trying? (One definition of insanity is to
keep
doing the same thing, the same way -- each time expecting a different
result). There is some discussion of actuating the O.D. (using an
adapter
for a zerks fitting and a hand-pump full of oil) to relieve some
preload on
the. Is this what's causing my problem? I'm looking for a solution
that
doesn't involve the use of my BFH. Thanks...
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