Thanks as always, to everyone who responded to my most unusual problem yesterday. After removing the rear suspension on the left side in order to get the halfshaft out of the way and get the clearance needed to remove the bearing retention plate with those allen screws on the diff, I could find no evidence of the circlip, including any metal fragments, which means it was either not installed in the first place, or is sitting at the bottom of the differential. I'm very tempted to drill a large drain plug at the bottom, rather than have to remove the diff to find out. I've taken a series of pictures to show you what I found, and hope that someone can confirm that the bearing (intact and looking good) is not where it is supposed to be on the stub shaft. I'm guessing that it's sitting right on top of the groove where the AWOL circlip should be. Any confirmation, words of wisdom, etc. would be appreciated. Thank you.
http://www.totallytriumph.net/spitfire/projects/axle_problem1.jpg http://www.totallytriumph.net/spitfire/projects/axle_problem2.jpg http://www.totallytriumph.net/spitfire/projects/axle_problem3.jpg http://www.totallytriumph.net/spitfire/projects/axle_problem4.jpg http://www.totallytriumph.net/spitfire/projects/axle_problem5.jpg Take care, Jeff in San Diego 1968 Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones" Back on the road 3/17/03... right back off six days later... Visit the Totally Triumph Network "Friendly and focused discussion of all things Triumph!" www.TotallyTriumph.net /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
