The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Hhmmm. Well, my Winter Fuel payment has just fluttered through the letter box and it's £500 this year. That can go to the diff replacement. Anyone got a quiet, non-leaking axle/diff?

We drained out what oil there was and fitted a new pan gasket and filled up with oil and molyslip. Seems a lot quieter but after 10 miles or so it rumbles again. I'm torn between finding a replacement or getting my one repaired. The stiffness on turning the pinion is quite tight at one point. I don ...

The runners are a bit stiff, so I'll be taking the seat out and have a good inspection, clean and grease/oil. My Mrs has volunteered to sew up a couple of small splits in the seat, while it's out.

On my old GT6 I could put my left foot under pedals to give it a good stretch.

I find that I have nowhere to plant my left foot when driving. Seat is fully back but legroom seems to be very short. Is this common on the Sprint?

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1980 Sprint makes a rumbling noise on the overun. Had a look and the internals seem ok, albeit, there wasn't too much oil that came out. Turning the pinion end has some roughness.
There may be a, linked, problem with the propshaft that I replaced about 400 miles ago; this was made for me by ...

Burlen are selling HS6 floats that are height adjustable, comes with a leaflet advising what the float height should be as well - 3mm I think. Not cheap though.