Ah yes...the ominous thrust washer! I remember it well! That was my last
spitty-Mr. Lucky (he wasn't!)
Have a nice day, indeed!
Laura G. and Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Wilcox <tw1@sunmuw1.MUW.Edu>
To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, May 30, 1999 3:35 PM
Subject: [Fwd: Transmission]
>
>I've had 2 '79 Spitfires, and I've heard two kinds of grinding. There's the
>"kachink" when going quickly into reverse or the "crattlerattlerattlerunch"
>and you still don't get there. The first was a seizing slave cylinder, and
the
>latter was the ominous thrust washer. Just a thought. Have a nice day!
>
>Peter Cebalo wrote:
>
>> Hi Ryan, Mike,
>>
>> The reverse problem sounds like a clutch adjustment. When you push the
>> clutch pedal while stationary , the transmission should stop spinning
>> allowing the selection of reverse without gear grinding ( since there's
>> no syncro on reverse ). If the travel on the clutch slave cylinder
>> pushrod is not long enough, the clutch will not release completely
>> allowing the transmission to rotate causing the grinding. The travel on
>> the slave can be adjusted by removing the trans cover inside the car and
>> releasing the pinch bolt on the slave cylinder and moving the position
>> of the slave. There is about 1/2" of play from memory. This could also
>> be contributing to the 3rd to 2nd problem. If the grinding from 3rd to
>> 2nd is still there, then it's worn sycro rings.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Peter Cebalo
>>
>> 73 Spitfire
>>
>> Auckland, New Zealand
>>
>> >>Sounds like a classic sign of clutch adjustment.
>> >>PS
>> >
>> >Could someone be a little more specific with this statement?
>> >
>> >Ryan
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Hi, I have a struggle everytime I try to put my 1980 Spit in
reverse,
>> >>also
>> >> > when I try to downshift into second gear the gear grinds unless I am
>> >>going
>> >> > under 20. Is thsi a sign of transmission trouble.
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> > Mike
>> >> > 1980 Spit
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
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