Terry:
Rebuilt my transmission and added a J-Type OD as well. Very
sweet. How did you re-calibrate your speedo?
As far as the hard shifting goes, I can suggest something to
try. There is a series of ball bearings and pins in the gearbox top
cover that are intended to prevent more than one gear from ever being
engaged. These parts are accessible through the hole that the backup
light switch mounts in. Try squirting some 90 weight oil in there to get
everything lubricated. If you have the seat belt interlock switch,
remove it and squirt some 90 wt in there as well. Be careful that a ball
bearing doesn't fall out and get lost.
This parts should slide past each other easily, and when
rebuilding it is easy to forget to grease them, so they have a tendency
to hang up while shifting. Getting some grease in there would be even
better, but I couldn't think of a way to get a grease fitting in
there....
Cheers,
Vance
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Terry Geiger
Sent: April 13, 2005 8:00 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Stiff shifting after transmission rebuild
I've rebuilt my transmission and I'm having a little trouble. The
transmission shifts good except for second gear. Sometimes it goes
right
into second, sometimes it's quite stiff to get it into second. I was
careful and checked the clearances closely upon reassembly, especially
the
"end float" that is set by the shim washer.
I've heard one other person complain about a professionally rebuilt
transmission that he installed in his car that did loosen up after he
drove
the car a couple of hundred miles. Have others had the same experience?
I
assume what is happening is the synchronizer rings must "break in"
before
they work together smoothly.
I also added Volvo J type overdrive (27% overdrive ratio) to the
transmission while I had it apart. What a difference! I'm going to
like
this overdrive thing.
Terry Geiger
Florence, Alabama USA
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