The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

But to snap two in a very short time.... Something else is wrong.
Points that come to mind:

Has the correct gasket been used between engine and box if they have been apart at any time, FWDs use a thin paper gasket. If you use the Herald / Spitfire cork gasket then that's too thick, it will affect ...

matt of the vivas wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 3:24 pm You need to speak to the FWD spares man. There is a special grease for these. And no, copperslip is no good.

I've spoken to Allan and ordered that, but I just basically need to explain why it needs to be this special grease and there is no modern equivalent which is up to the job, please.

Hi All,

I recently put my new (now snapped) input shaft into the car and we used Copperslip (sp?), which is what Kev had used on his 1500 with no problems, hence why we never imagined this causing any problems in the 1300.

Long story short, I need to do a 'so anyway, I made a mistake but this is ...