It will certainly work. I'd make a fixture to hold the part and grind
it. Epoxying it to large wood dowel might suffice. Cut a step in the
dowel so it can fit a drill press and then spin the part against so
coarse paper.
On Mar 17, 2009, at 12:28 PM, Robert Lang wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I broke the washer that goes between the circlip from hell and the
> third gear bushing on my TR6 gearbox. Don't ask. Suffice to say
> "stupid". At any rate, the folks at Moss had new ones in stock. So I
> purchased one and it looks like the proper part.
>
> Unfortunately, the part is about .010 too thick and I cannot install
> the circlip from hell to hold things together. I'm talking .000 end-
> float between the 2nd/3rd bushings and the circlip will not seat.
>
> Undaunted, I decided to see if I can "fix" the fitment, as the
> washer (this is the one with the flutes cut in so it does not spin
> against the circlip) had a rough grey-ish finish and all the
> trannies I've ever taken apart have a smooth shiny finish to this
> part. Using some cutting oil and some emery paper, I've managed to
> polish off about .005" from the part to this point. I've also
> managed to consume about an hour polishing and I still have a
> guestimate that another .005" needs to come off the part before
> it'll install and give me .003" min. end-float.
>
> My question to the group: does this seem like a proper approach to
> the problem? I suppose I could pull parts from another tranny, but
> I've got only one spare and I'll need to address the broken washer
> at some point anyway, so I'd like to make do with what I have in hand.
>
> Note: this is a $50 part (new), not a $10 spacer washer.
>
> Just curious.
>
> rml
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