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Keep in mind this find is in Puerto Rico,
and was found at a custom boat, aluminum/stainless
bending shop. No auto mechanics performed.

I was going over a tube design with the shop's owner who
informed me his brother was given a brand new, red, 1969 TR6
in 1970 by their father. His brother crashed the red TR6 and
his dad bought a crashed yellow TR? for parts.

The gentlman then proceeded to look thru a huge pile a
junked boat engines and trashed boat trannys and pulled
this tranny out. He asked me if it looked familiar. It did
and he put it in the front seat of the Ghost.

Locked up rusted tight as a drum but it will be fun to
pull it apart. Anyone know what TR series it might be?

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There are numbers on it somewhere.... but I would say , given the choices, TR6. Not a TR7 fer sure.
 
I would say by the bent shifter that it is TR4 at the earliest and TR6 at the latest. I think it is early TR4 given the square rear flange.
 
Yep, I think TR4 - it also looks like it has a zerk fitting on the clutch cross shaft. And it may be just the photo, but the flange for the engine mounts looks pretty thin too.

Randy
 
Here's another photo of the tranny with some ID numbers.
Grease zerks on both ends of the fork cross shaft.
No reverse light switch.

The tranny in my 69TR6 looks almost identical and came
from a TR4A (probably) It will be an interesting project
to take this thing apart and maybe rebuild it. I can't
wait to clean it up and powder coat it!

So, any better ideas what I found today?

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Dale, the number we are looking for is on the flat, rear left side of the case, where the clutch lever enters.

Probably a TR4 as previously mentioned.

Lots of money and special tools and skills to rebuild. It will keep you occupied all next year.
 
The last commission number for the TR4 was CT 40304, which ended in 1965. If the transmission number followed the commission numbers this box would be for a 65 TR4 or early 4A.

Now start looking for the rest of the car.
 
Say, isn't there a local on the island named Pete or something like that, who specializes in restoring and tracking down restored Triumphs?
 
Thanks Ray, that's real interesting.

Then the tranny came out of a badly wrecked, yellow,
1965 TR4(A?) that was used to feed parts to the red
1969 TR6.

The shop owner told me the yellow hulk sat around for
decades and the only thing in it any good was the
differential. I told him I need a diff and he's going to
try and remember what he did with the yellow hulk and the
differential in it.

It would really be a hoot if his brother's red 69TR6
turns out to be my Amos. If his brother was heavy into
surfing, the salt water rotted driver's floor pan in my
car might be the proof.

The saga continues..........

d
 
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OK why is this thread beginning to sound like an episode of "The Twilight Zone"
And does this mean it's true when they say, "What goes around, come around" ?

BTW Dale; Is Wendy willing to put up with another LBC?
Just askin'

Dave
 
Yes, it is Dave. And a young William Shatner plays Pete, the islands restoration expert, caught up in a never ending cycle of fixing a red TR6, over and over and over, until he finally sells it and the curse that goes along with it, to an unsuspecting young lady as a gift for her husband, who thought that he was bored fishing all day.....

We shall see, Pete says, we shall see.......
 
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Harry;
Thanks, I think that is the best intro ever.
Now it is on my "puter for life

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You can get a good guess as to whether it came from a TR4 or 4A by measuring the front cover where the throw-out bearing rides. On the TR4, the portion where the sleeve rides is about 2-3/8", but it was shortened to 2" for the TR4A (through TR6).

Worth noting that you don't want to put that longer cover in your TR6 ... the pressure plate fingers will likely bind against the cover when the clutch is depressed. However, it can be shortened with a hacksaw or similar.

There are some good articles on rebuilding them at
https://www.vtr.org/maintain-index.shtml
(scroll down to the Gearbox section)

But if it's seriously rusty inside, it may be cheaper to source (and ship) a good used box than have to replace gears & shafts. Bearings aren't too bad, but the other stuff gets expensive quick.
 
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