I was always told to replace circlips and cotter pins new whenever they were
pulled ( no recycling) . Makes for less hassle later and for ( usually ) a
2cent clip give piece of mind. Again, just my opinion.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
To: <SJagGo@aol.com>
Cc: <dterrick@home.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: Moral support needed - badly
>
> I'll second that. Nigel at Spitbits recently told me that the circlip
> should "Always" be replaced when it is removed. After taking the tranny
> apart, I can easily see why. It was difficult to remove and after
> finally getting it off, I saw that it was quite distorted.
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> SJagGo@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Hi Dave,
> > I'm not sure what the history of your gearbox is, but it sounds like it
may
> > have been rebuilt without using a new circlip on the mainshaft. I've
also
> > seen suppliers send the wrong circlip. What happens is the first time
you
> > shift hard, the circlip pops right out of the groove and all the gears
and
> > synchros float as you say. Mk1-3 boxes have a circlip that is
rectangular
> > steel wire bent and tempered to a circle. I have had suppliers send me
> > circular wire that does not hold in the slot of the mainshaft.
Gearboxes
> > really aren't too hard to master and no special tools are required.
BUT, if
> > the manual says use a new this or that I would do it.
> > Bill Brockschmidt
>
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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