TR3OC Service Notes

The TR3OC Service Notes were first compiled and issued by TR3OC in 1999 and have been available for purchase in hard copy and on disc ever since.  For the first time these are now being made available on-line free of charge to club members.  Hard copies in an A4 ring file and copies on disc are still available for purchase.

INTRODUCTION – by John Stather, TR3OC Spares Liaison Officer & Technical Secretary, July 1999

It has been my intention to put together a technical guide for Triples for some time, and this is the first attempt. It contains articles that have appeared in the TRIPLE ECHO since the very first issue and as many Service Bulletins as I have been able to acquire (where there is a TRIUMPH and BSA version, only one is printed – these are invariably of American origin, and have therefore been Anglicised where necessary).

As machines change hands, the new owners are confronted with the same problems, so hopefully this guide will answer the most commonly asked questions. It must be stressed that the solutions presented to various problems are a mixture of official factory remedies, and those of owners, therefore there may be contradictions. Also some of the solutions provided by early Service Bulletins may have been overtaken themselves. There are a few Bulletins included that are almost irrelevant, these are included purely out of interest to show how the design evolved. It should also be borne in mind that with the large number of relatively low mileage ex USA machines now repatriated, that many modifications that are taken for granted may not have been embodied.

The Club nor any of its Committee members, can be held liable for any inaccuracies contained in these articles, although every attempt has been made to verify the information which is published therein in good faith.

It is stressed that this is only a guide, and therefore should be used in conjunction with the original factory workshop manuals. Tasks should only be undertaken by competent persons, using good quality tools, the correct service tools and using good workshop practices in as clinically clean conditions as reasonably practical. Remembering that the finished product is as only as good as the time, effort and skill imparted, and the quality of spares used.

Many thanks to Tony Page, Neil Payne, Richard Darby and Adrian Trim for lending me all the source material used in the production of this tome.