Thanks everyone, it wasn,t leaking before i split the bell housing, so i,ll put
it back together and hope Murphy is,nt looking.
cheers john cave
Joe Curry wrote:
> Bob,
> I am not all that familiar with the single rail gearbox (don't have any but
>have sold a couple of them), so I can't comment on the
> front seal or the lack of thrust washer springs on that unit.
>
> However, On the 3-rail gearboxes, I don't think the Spitfire ones ever had
>those springs. The GT6 (Mk3) gearbox uses the same case as
> the MkIV does, but it has the springs where the MkIV does not.
>
> Joe
>
> Bob Harris wrote:
> >
> > John& Joe
> > Is this an overcrive trans? I've read and from what
> > I've seen (2 od transmissions) the overdrive trans was fitted with the
> > scroll seal through 1980. I believe I read it in the Rimmer cat. when
> > buying a new input shaft for my 1980 od gearbox. The input shaft has a
> > different part number for for rubber seal or scroll seal so I assume
> > they are different.
> >
> > Thought you'd like to know,
> >
> > Bob Harris
> >
> > P.S. also,on both of these transmissions,there were no springs behind
> > the bellhousing to press against the laygear thrust washers,anyone
> > else ever find the springs missing?
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