At 04:47 am 20/05/98 PDT, John Stephens wrote:
>I have a vibration/rattle from my gear box (1976 MGB) which quits when I
>hold the gear stick. I suspect the plunger (shift lever damping) and
>spring or the locating pin (shift lever). Any other ideas as to what my
>problem may be? How difficult is it to get at these parts? Also when in
>neutral, with retaining parts removed, can I take out the gear stick,
>grease it, and replace without disturbing anything? As you can tell from
>my questions I have never worked on a gear box so all help will be
>greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Cheers, John
If you have a non standard gear stick knob then throw it away. The correct
item has a soft compound inside which prevents the gear box nose being
transmitted.
Might sound weird but many, many gearbox noises have been fixed by a change
of the knob.
Graham
97 MGF
Graham McCann Rivett, ACT. Australia
gmccann@pcug.org.au
Phone/Fax: +61 2 62889055
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