Subject: RE: Shifting issue
Author: Greg Bender
Date: Jul 6, 2005, 5:00 AM
Post ID: 1719121124
Okay, Dorien, it sounds like the clutch is operating smoothly. That's
good. Could you describe what you mean by "clonky in sound and not
always smooth" a little more? The loops are always a little as you
describe, especially after they warm up - oil thins a bit, case expands
a bit, a little more free play here and there - but too much can be an
indicator that something else is going on.
Also, since you have a 67 V7, it *probably* has straight cut gears in
the four speed transmission (there were at least three combinations of
straight vs helically cut gears in the four speed boxes). I think the
straight cut gears will make more noise. Plus, if it has never been
shimmed, that will certainly add to the clunking during shifts.
You've probably noticed that sometimes you'll need to hold the gear
pedal down until the gears engage. This is "normal" and is an artifact
of the ears on the sliding muffs not engaging with the fixed ears on the
gears of the output shaft. Nothing wrong about it and nothing to do to
fix it. Just a characteristic. Just keep the pedal pushed down until
things rotate around and the ears fall into place. You'll probably
notice this more at slower speeds in lower gears than at faster speeds
in higher gears.
Dorien Berteletti wrote:
Greg Bender wrote:
Hi Greg, Thanks for the idea. No I have not taken the engine / treansmission out, so I don't know it's condition.The clutch seems to release well even when hot so that part is OK. Dorien
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Greg Bender
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