Subject: RE: My transmission
Author: Greg Bender
Date: May 14, 2005, 4:26 AM
Post ID: 1718864751
Hi Ted,
Hmmm...did you use the little bendy-tabs to prevent the nut from backing
out when you installed it? I'd be tempted to go back to using the ring
nut.
The little throwout bearing is not a sealed unit...it is open but the
needles should remain caged (as you are now finding out). If you can
find all the little pieces and are certain that nothing has gone into
the transmission bearing, then you are probably okay. Personally, since
you have the transmssion already out, I would be very tempted to open it
up, check all the bearings, replace the shift return spring, replace the
o-rings, and shim it up good 'n proper. Pete Roper has a set of very
good instructions and I have a little first-timers perspective on my
website.
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/loopframe.htm#transmission_clunk_fix_(shimming_the_shift_drum)
Ted Ward wrote:
I recently told you guys about my trip to Missouri, the first trip this '74 eldo has made in probably 20 years or so. When I got home it was leaking gear oil pretty badly so I took out the transmission tonight in anticipation of getting the seals from MGCycle. Here is what I found: When I replaced the transmission input gear I put on the different style nut (same as goes on the transmission output gear) which is taller than the original. Either I did something wrong or something was adjusted badly or something. But the outer half of that nut was completely scarily mangled, the rest of the nut was loose but the gear and threads seemed fine. So there were a few strips of loose metal floating around. Then when I took the clutch rod out, I kept finding these little tiny pins, which I soon realized were roller bearings that fit on the back side of the push rod. I assume this is supposed to be a sealed unit. So I'll replace all the seals and the roller bearing. The transmission seems to still work fine, what's the danger of more extensive damage? One other question, how deep should the hole that the clutch rod fits into be (in the little round thing that pushes against the clutch)? Ted Ward |
Regards,
Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
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