As it happens, I will be in Lynnwood next week. Might work out well.
BMIHT?
Joe Curry wrote:
> Gary,
> You can find out for sure whether your gearbox is original by ordering a
> BMIHT certificate and comparing the documented serial number with the
> one on your transmission.
>
> You can also contact a guy in Lynnwood, Washington (yeah, I know it's
> quite a ways from Walla Walla, but he's the closest I can point you to)
> for help. He has documentation on all Triumph Transmissions, and
> everything else.
>
> His name is Barry Nelson and you can call him at 425-672-7367.
>
> On the parts that are different, my documentation indicates that the
> three parts that are needed to change from the 21 to the 17 tooth
> reverse gear are as follows:
>
> 1. Laygear cluster
> 2. 1st/2nd synchro hub assembly
> 3. reverse gear
>
> If the ones you got are a matched set, they should work. But Barry
> should be able to say for sure.
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> Gary Tash wrote:
> >
> > Well, it all makes my head spin. But, another question. Is there any
>database that
> > tracks gearbox numbers?
> >
> > I have one I need to overhaul, from a 1500, but the gears do not match
>what is
> > expected in a stock box. I have very complete records of the repair hx of
>the car from
> > the 1st and only other owner, not showing any transmission work.
>Possibilities: 1.
> > They held out on me and someone did stick in some odd gears from another
>make or
> > something. 2. They put in a whole different gear box. 3. This car came
>with an odd
> > one. #1 is my guess, but ..
> >
> > Unfortunately I got all the parts for a standard rebuild (21 > 17 tth
>switch), assuming
> > it was standard, before finding out the laygear and input side don't
>match. So, I'm
> > looking for a way to find out what I have so I can find out what I need. I
>should
> > probably give up and buy another box, but I'm not ready to give up yet.
>Besides, it
> > seems wasteful to not preserve it.
> >
> > Joe Curry wrote:
> >
> > > Gary,
> > > It obviously doesn't, except to say that perhaps the plate was made in
> > > May and the car completed in June. That may be the answer because yours
> > > is very close to the start of the model production.
> > >
> > > Of course, I have found other anomalies that contradict what I have been
> > > told by the BMIHT. One glaring example is in the new VIN number
> > > sequences. According to the BMIHT, there were no Spitfires that have a
> > > year designation of 9 in the VIN number. But I have been shown proof of
> > > the existence of several with that designation. Go figure!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > Gary Tash wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My 1500 FM 90039U states, on the door plate, that it was made in May of
>1978, how
> > > > does that square with, "In June of 1978, FM90001 was built?"
> > > >
> > > > Joe Curry wrote:
> > > >
> >
> > <cut>
>
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