Hmm,
Is your 1st gear synchromeshed? Not sure when synchro
1st was introduced, but I know Mk I did not have it,
and you have a Mk I box, right? And the cover is from
a Mk II (allegedly)? Maybe this accounts for the
problem ( fork alignment, fork thickness, etc. ).
With the cover off, if you manually move the selector
ring for 1st/2nd into position for 1st, and the
selector ring for 3rd/4th into neutral (middle)
position, is 1st OK?
--- Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com> wrote:
>
> Well, thanks to Chris Sharp and Joe Curry for making
> good suggestions. I
> tried at least half a dozen times today to remove
> and re-install the
> transmission cover so that first gear would work.
> Chris thought that first
> and reverse were engaging simultaneously -- so did
> Joe. With the cover off
> and the gearshift attached, I ran the linkage
> through the gear changes and
> everything worked the way it should. Going into
> first did NOT move the rail
> that controls reverse. Then, upon reassembly, I
> made sure that the forward
> fork goes where it's supposed to and that the
> first/second selector fork fit
> over the top of the large gear in the rear of the
> gearbox. I made certain
> that the rear selector peg went into the slot for
> the reverse rail and
> tightened everything down again. Same deal. All
> other gears, including
> reverse, work beautifully. The shifter will go into
> first with no trouble,
> but the gear will simply not turn. Locked tightly.
> So now, I guess I'm the
> only person in the world with three forward gears
> (2,3,4), reverse and a
> parking gear (formerly 1st). What a drag. I don't
> relish having to drive
> on the freeway to my closest Brit mechanic and
> paying him $65 an hour to
> solve the problem. The bitter irony of all this
> that is just driving me
> nuts is that prior to swapping the top, the gearbox
> worked exactly as it
> should, including first.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
>
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