Tech Tips
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My personal feeling is that this is one Tech Tip that has been put off for way too long. As a Senior TAC Inspector, I have observed many, many Tigers in all levels of current condition. This experience and observation combined with my engineering background, has provided me with an understanding of the common modes of structural failure that Tigers are destined to develop. At this point, I can state with certainty that the failure(s) depicted in the attached photos are eventually going to occur in all Tigers. Those that are “used” under more highly stressed conditions or that have suffered significant frontal accident damage will develop them sooner than those that spend most of their life in the garage.
Here’s a short tip on what to look for when doing your undercarriage inspection while you change the oil. The Tiger crossmembers are all at least 40 years old and many of them have begun to show signs of the wear and tear of life on the road. These shots were taken of a Tiger recently purchased by a local member.
I haven’t designed a Tiger remote oil filter installation in many years. In that time, many of the hardware items I used in past installations have become obsolete or otherwise unobtainable. This new installation was a chance to update the hardware that is available and see how to make it work successfully on a Tiger.