33 - . Alignment wheels .... and

33 - . Alignment wheels .... and
Some work had to be performed aligning wheels when at the workshop " Delta Carburació " in Lleida street, it appeared a very pleasant visit , for its excellent state of preservation and beauty I can not resist not to include it in the blog

after a well deserved attention, back to work

When checking the wheels alignement, appeared a positive drop in the left wheel of Triumph that had no obvious explanation.

The chassis is in good condition and has no distortion, but there was a difference of about 1 cm. in the steps of the left wheel relative to the axis of the vehicle compared to the same distance in the right wheel. ?










So to investigate ...



... to find the responsible deviated in the left wheel a piece that does not correspond to the TR4 but with a model of the last series, when our TR4 is the first series appears .

Again Jordi Anglo Parts is the solution in less than 48 hours and have the correct part in the workshop.













We also see that steering has excessive travel , which gives a very small turning radius , but compromises the integrity of the brake discs that may be scratched. We see that at some point in the history of TR 'someone' thought that one screw was expendable .... and NO! .


It is important to the thoroughness of a good mechanic to advance the settlement of a historic vehicle as the weather may have introduced changes that are difficult to identify , in this case 1cm . was the track.

Photo Mechanic , Gonzalo , with his racing car Delta team , accompanied by Mario .











Breath back and you can proceed to ride again , though now and take the opportunity to change the wheel bearings .

32 - . Epilogue .

When the car is going great , had remained hidden aspects that are perceived , the front suspension needs to improve performance , in fact it is perceived that the front springs are assigned .

The distance from the body to the floor is 65 cm. in the wheel arch and this can not be right , so " poyaque " front suspension.

And it seems that plain cane director ( L61SPT ) may be wrong because a small rattle in the steering wheel shows.

Also proceed to replace the mechanical fuel pump by an electric ( M66AMG ) , as the car is not used continuously , it will be easier to start with the electric pump.














We will use Koni adjustable shock absorbers and new springs .





Remove the front wheel in the photo the cleared area of the right wheel is appreciated.


The left wheel with the clamp that holds the spring in order to remove the trapezoid.

Image before and after the cleaning process that has gone Gonzalo parts .

It is time to replace all rubber bushings and front axle

All Oilers are also replaced .














When going to mount the suspension left we see that the upper support arm has a lot of wear on the mounting threads . What had been a shock becomes a story thanks to the speed and professionalism of Anglo Parts .

With the new springs and dampers has recovered 2 cm. I had lost over the years.












... and has also been removed slight play in the steering column due to shabby caps :











































Finished work address gets the feel I had when it left the factory in 1960

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 When he had nearly normalized all the locks in a single key, the lock was the glove that did not fit with Triumph finally identify that it was a lock SEAT 1500 . As the bowler was not compatible had to rebuild from its disposal of Triumph .







Filling and lowered parts of the bowler requiring manipulation.


Polishing and setting to play the exact model for the bowler Triumph work properly lock into the lock of the SEAT 1500 .

































Now if , with all standard locks, the final detail has contributed Joaquim , that from the original key has made me a cherry keys with a detail :

31 - . History came to the end

Now we can terminate the repair work. We had initially proposed act only on the engine but over this year 's events have led us to act on the engine, gearbox , front brakes and overdrive .



Housing screws in four abreast formation ready to march to its final location.











The new aluminum crankcase requires a cork - rubber gasket to ensure closure of the entire contact surface , although a joint paper in the photo .










I hope you picked up on this blog may be useful to other fans of TR to recover Triumph few more better. A final lesson learned : it is no coincidence that these engines are always oozing oil.

When you meet with a string of felt or cork to cover a board the best English (or Scottish ) solution will take a break , go get a wide glass add a good Scottish Malt (with or without ice) drink and breathe deep .

Then think of a more than century solution to replace the felt or cork . Currently on the market many synthetic products to meet together. Applying it properly , with a certain pressure to penetrate all pores have achieved an English engine WITH NO OIL LOSES!






Recent details, fastening tailpipe .














THE END ... or not

30 -. A third time lucky ....

With the new part no longer appear oil leakage.


















Gradually, things go back to his place.

... but we will remove the crankcase cover. Although no oil leaks are on the rear crankshaft seal rear dry sump is not why?

The piece that holds the rear latch carries a felt seals on both sides, although well pinched when mounting with oil soaking time ranging up on the outside.
















We'll try to remove the felt, it was the best solution to the early 60s and inject special pressurized sealing paste.

Injector pressure liquid gasket designed for the occasion by Gonzalo and me.