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TR2/3/3A Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 eng.?

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Stig

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I pulled off the head. I pulled the pan. I pulled the pistons. I cannot get the liners out.....Help
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

I have a 5 shot .38 in my toolbox, should I put in my mouth or against my temple?
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

I used a polysulfone drift and hammerto get the liners flush with the block casting bores. but now they're stuck and won't move.
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

If I don't get an answer soon, I'm going to bed.
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

Did you pull the engine out of the frame? I used a bunch of Kroil and let it set for a while. Then commenced to use a big hammer and a large drift punch. How many miles on the engine? Mine was 100000 miles plus some and they were fairly well stuck. Patience was also another tool needed. I really feel that the best thing to use would be an AL billet turned to the interior diameter of the sleeve and just shy of the external diameter of the sleeve. If you know someone with a lathe that would be the best route.

BIG Hammer, by the way.

Good luck, Tinkerman
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

I used a hard steel rod and a larg hammer. I did this from underneath with the engine still in the car. Of course I was replacing the liners, so didn't care if I cracked or damaged them. They actually came out fine.
 
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NickMorgan said:
I used a hard steel rod and a larg hammer. I did this from underneath with the engine still in the car. Of course I was replacing the liners, so didn't care if I cracked or damaged them. They actually came out fine.
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Same here, big hammer and steel rod. I replaced the liners.
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

The engine is still in the car. It was rebuilt and after about 30 miles the crankcase filled with coolant. I removed the head and found the liners protruded only about .0015 to .0025 inches. Not enough for a good seal. The liners are new, I'd like to keep them, but it looks like a crapshoot. Can figure 8 gaskets be purchased in varying thicknesses?
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

This is a "home-made" liner tool for Alfa 1750's but p'raps a similar setup could be turned out for the TR liners. It allows removal without damaging the things. A piece of all-thread and a slide hammer from the top side is the method I've used for stubborn removals.
 

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Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

Great looking tool. One of my buddies owns a machine shop...and I have a key. Headin' over there now to make a tool.

Thanks for the idea!
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

I think you need a BFH.
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

:lol: That, too.


Stig said:
Great looking tool. One of my buddies owns a machine shop...and I have a key. Headin' over there now to make a tool.

Thanks for the idea!
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If I've already asked, I forgot.... WHERE in Florida are ya?
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

You're near aerog and hottvr then. We're over onna gulf side. Brandon.
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

I have not done this but am just repeating what has been previously mentioned here by a reliable source...

A length of iron pipe threaded on at least one end with a brass cap threaded on the striking end may make a suitable drift.

Though certainly a purpose-made tool as pictured is more elegant.
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

Let us know how you get on. Pictures always appreciated!
 
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Geo Hahn said:
A length of iron pipe threaded on at least one end with a brass cap threaded on the striking end may make a suitable drift.
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Possibly that was me (tho I don't recall mentioning it here). Anyway, that's what I use when I plan to reuse the liners, and it's never failed (or damaged a liner). Even tho I now have a lathe, I probably won't bother with turning a special tool; the drift works well enough.
 
Re: Help!! how do I get the liners out of a TR3 en

Can’t you just get a little fat girl to sit on the bumper and then put a floor jack with 4x4 on the sleeve and jack them out from the bottom?
 
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