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Re: splitting the difference

To: G faber <gfaber@fast.net>, Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: splitting the difference
From: John Cave <cavej@mcmaster.ca>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:18:44 -0400
me  to i,m busy with my other hobby, drinking wine send the pics at your 
connvienence
I,ve mounted the pinion gears and side gears in the new carrier but they are 
real tight
think i,ll wait till the olympic games are over and then sort it out
                                     cheers john.

G faber wrote:

> John
>
> Im at work right now, I got your email regarding the bentley book, I'll try 
>to take
> some digital pics of it tonight,  I'm kind of busy right now with my other 
>hobby
> Wine making,   grapes are in season and just got a big load last night, so 
>that's
> taking
> priority right now,  that's why I didn't get back to you last night
> Cheers
> Gerry
>
> John Cave wrote:
>
> > at first glance they look fine , i have,n done a detailed inspection yet, 
>i,m
> > still mulling over in my mind the next step ,, even if i can find a 
>tranmission
> > shop willing to do the work i still have to source some parts.Barry if you 
>are
> > reading this , my intention was to replace this carrier after it has been 
>set up
> > , by whom, i don,t know yet, into the body of the diff on my 78. My
> > understanding was that they would mate, am i wrong in this assumption?
> >                              regards john cave
> >
> > Tony Childs wrote:
> >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > What condition are the internals you are removing in? If they are in good
> > > condition, might you be interested in selling them?
> > >
> > > Tony Childs
> > > 72 Spitfire - FK38809U
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "John Cave" <cavej@mcmaster.ca>
> > > To: "Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou" <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>;
> > > "Spitfire List" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 12:26 PM
> > > Subject: Re: splitting the difference
> > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks everyone, i did try persuading the output shafts to come out, i
> > > will
> > > > now try harder i was being overly cautious , i have a Haynes manual
> > > probably
> > > > not the best, i am going to replace the internalls with a 3.27 set from 
>a
> > > > gt6.
> > > >                           thanks again john cave
> > > >
> > > > Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Did you remove the output shafts?
> > > > >
> > > > > P.S: If you are taking apart the diff without a decent
> > > > > service manual, you are playing with fire...
> > > > >
> > > > > Doug Braun
> > > > > '72 Spit
> > > > >
> > > > > At 10:18 AM 9/18/00 -0400, you wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >i have a differential unit from a 74 spit on the bench , all the 
>bolts
> > > > > >are loose, the allen bolts holding the output shafts are out , but i
> > > > > >cant seperate it, using screwdrivers i can just crack it open but 
>there
> > > > > >is resistance, i have,nt undone the castellated nut ,i dont think 
>thats
> > > > > >what, s causing the problem, but i could be wrong, could anyone point
> > > > > >out what i,m doing wrong .
> > > > > >                           much appreciated   john cave
> > > >


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