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Crypt Clutch 2nd Look-see

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Crypty's life has been spared!!

Help is flying down to the tropics.

One of my long lost Canada cousins,
14dna David, will be arriving on Feb 27th
to do battle with the international heavyweights
of hateful, lazy, beasty autos the Crypt Car.

Wendy and David got it all coordinated and David
has his confirmed ticket.

David is going to install Crypty's clutch and get
Crypty on the street functional, whether Crypty
likes it or not.

Wendy and I are going to treat David to Sunday brunch
at Dunbars. A meal of a lifetime. Goona catch a
tarpon maybe as well.

Thanks David!!!

The Crypt Car saga will continue.

The spirit of BCF at it finest!!
 
I missed this post so disregard my post in your reel thread.

We all thank you, David. Everyone here wants to see that red devil defeated and Dale smiling as Wendy takes his picture with the beast at the beach.

Keep us posted. Literally.....
 
Tinster said:
Wendy and I are going to treat David to Sunday brunch
at Dunbars. A meal of a lifetime. Goona catch a
tarpon maybe as well.
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Dunbar's, Dunbar's !
Heck, we all would have gone down if you had said anything about eating there........
 
TR6oldtimer said:
Take the 10-20 minutes needed to bolt the tranny back onto the engine.
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Ray, 20 minutes? Geez, it takes me hours. But then again, I have a handicap. My molar hurts.
 
Yep, Dunbar's Sunday brunch !!

David will not soon forget THAT meal....
or the eye candy that strolls by.


Remember: 4 Miss Universes born and raised here.

d
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Ray, 20 minutes? Geez, it takes me hours. But then again, I have a handicap. My molar hurts. [/QUOTE]

Bill,
To just bolt a transmission to an engine and the rear mounts, yep 20 minutes. Did it all the time during my passenger side floor panel replacement a couple of months ago and will do it a couple more times when I tackle the driver's side this spring.

In a prior life, working alone with just a floor jack and jack stands, I could swap out a throw out bearing in four hours. From pulling the seats to putting them back in, four hours tops.

But then again, my molar did not hurt, and I was chasing skirts, so time was of the essence.

Go see a dentist..
Ray
 
TR6oldtimer said:
But then again, my molar did not hurt, and I was chasing skirts, so time was of the essence.

Go see a dentist..
Ray
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I am a dentist. That is why I am so slow.
 
Here is "dry fit" photo of the inside
of the Crypt Car's tranny showing some
of the new components for for the clutch
replacement.

I'm not sure I have the pieces in properly
but it's an interesting photo for the lucky
Triumph owners who have functional cars and
have never seen the innards.

The forward/backward movement of the throw
out bearing is about 1/2". Anyone know if this
is correct?

For the experts, is this "dry fit" installed correctly?

Thanks
Dale

tobearing2.jpg


thanks
Dale
 
That "black stuff" is probably just Permatex Aviation Gasket Sealer. Harmless. Good sealer.
 
It can't leak yet!!! There's no oil in it. I think that Bill's correct. Dale wanted to make sure that it didn't leak this time. Note the copper washers on the 4 bolts holding the cover down?

Dale, everything looks in order, but clean the splines on the input shaft nice and clean and a LIGHT coat of the lube included in the Magic Kit will make the disc slide smoothly.

Also, did you install the bolt up through the bottom of the cross shaft and into the fork? Can you show us a picture of that?

Dale, please follow the instructions included in the Magic Kit of the points that require a LIGHT coating of their lubricant.
 
Yupper, Doc!

Some old geezrer tooth puller taught me to use
that gooey mess Permatex awhile back. The
brand new oil seal behind that black stuff
went in ever so smooth with your technique as well.

That oil seal replacement should have corrected
the very last oil leak in Crypty.

See there? Tinster knows almost nothin'
about auto mechanics but he can be taught simple
tasks..... such as installing gasket sealant.
je,je,.je!

But the real clue was the outstanding refurbish job
on the main shaft cover!! Tinster doesn't leave leaks
behind.

d
 
Dry fit for now Paul. Taper pin not tightened.
I just received the TR4A clutch shaft this morning
and have not had time yet to make the modifications
to it.

I wanted to be sure I had everything in the correct
position before I start drilling holes.

I was concerned I might have the T/O bearing on
backwards or resting improperly on the fork.
The limited 1/2" travel of the T/O bearing seems
not very much.

PS: test drove the "other" red devil this morning-

A screamer!! Awesome and responsive!! Even in
a 25 mph cross wind. But that's a future tale in
the making. So hush is the word.

d.
 
Well Alan,

By now everyone knows of my very limited automotive
skills. Here is my interpretation of what I believe
was your advice to compensate for a rather weak point
in the clutch assembly.

Your (straight shaft) taper pin reinforcement concept.

But I must have done something wrong because it took
me just under an hour with my drill press. Aren't
all Tinster projects supposed to take weeks and weeks
to accomplish.

Thanks so much for the tip about using the TR4A bar.
You saved me over $300 of machine shop time.

Paul, a decent photo??

thanks all,

Dale
clutchbarmods.jpg
 
Hey Dale, What program do you use for your photo editing? they are exquisite
Also,different topic, your dash you showed in the other list. Did you take your old dash and re veneer it,or build a new dash?
 
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