Hey guys,
There have been a few comments recently about whether all Stags had a moulded insulation under the gearbox tunnel.
Whilst the gearbox is out from my red mk1, I've decided to clean up the tunnel and have taken it out. It's the first time I've seen one properly, apart from the drawings in catalogues.
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It should be held in by 4 bent metal clips. One was missing, two others were hardly catching due to damage and it was really only a cable and pipe holding up one side.
It was suggested leaving it off for access to bell housing bolts. I can see, having taken it off that someone previously has already trimmed off the front part.
In another thread, it was suggested leaving it off to prevent rust forming underneath. I have to say apart from a load of dust and surface rust, it is one of the better preserved parts of this 1972 car.
The question was raised if Triumph fitted these to all Stags. I've taken advantage of the lack of rain today to climb under my white 71 and carmine 77 that live outside and note that the 77 doesn't have one. This is a one owner low mileage and I doubt if gearbox has ever been removed. I can't even see the fitting clips so I'm guessing that the insulation wasn't fitted to the later Stags.
This idea suits me fine because they're unavailable. I plan to use some metallic stick on insulation, instead. This should be thinner and I'm hoping the reflective surface will aid any future checks in this hard to see area.
Cheers Johny
There have been a few comments recently about whether all Stags had a moulded insulation under the gearbox tunnel.
Whilst the gearbox is out from my red mk1, I've decided to clean up the tunnel and have taken it out. It's the first time I've seen one properly, apart from the drawings in catalogues.
DSCF9719 (768x1024).jpgDSCF9720 (768x1024).jpgDSCF9721 (1024x768).jpgDSCF9722 (768x1024).jpgDSCF9724 (1024x768).jpg
It should be held in by 4 bent metal clips. One was missing, two others were hardly catching due to damage and it was really only a cable and pipe holding up one side.
It was suggested leaving it off for access to bell housing bolts. I can see, having taken it off that someone previously has already trimmed off the front part.
In another thread, it was suggested leaving it off to prevent rust forming underneath. I have to say apart from a load of dust and surface rust, it is one of the better preserved parts of this 1972 car.
The question was raised if Triumph fitted these to all Stags. I've taken advantage of the lack of rain today to climb under my white 71 and carmine 77 that live outside and note that the 77 doesn't have one. This is a one owner low mileage and I doubt if gearbox has ever been removed. I can't even see the fitting clips so I'm guessing that the insulation wasn't fitted to the later Stags.
This idea suits me fine because they're unavailable. I plan to use some metallic stick on insulation, instead. This should be thinner and I'm hoping the reflective surface will aid any future checks in this hard to see area.
Cheers Johny
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