Ow! Dropped my balls!
I actually have new first gear...minus one ball that shot across the
garage when I said " I wonder how this works...sproing!" SOunds
like I have some spares in teh bottom of my tranny.
Wonder why it happened right after putting it in the car?
Oh well pulling the engine will be a 2 hour job this time.
Ric
-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@exit109.com>
To: Ric Bergstrom <Ric_Bergstrom@britishcarclub.com>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, July 17, 1999 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: Clutch works great......but what is that GRINDING
NOISE?
>Ric
>
>Tranny rebuilds are not that hard.
>Get 2 books, one being the Bentley, the other Haynes or any other.
>READ the WHOLE chapter twice, make notes, enlarge the picture and
study
>how the interlock balls go.
>This is my bigest problem, the interlock balls, screw them up and
no
>shift!
>Also when you take apart gears and sleeves, pay carful attention as
to
>which way was up. I have also 180ed a few things and again, no
shift!
>New bearings, shims, gaskets are a must. Gears if worn or missing
teeth.
>I have had good results swapping out bad synchros with good ones
from 2
>or 3 trannys.
>Never mix rib case and smooth case, they are different.
>The first trans will take you all day, after that 4 hrs, 3rd and
4th,
>about 2 hours.
>No special toos are needed except for some good pointy needle nose
>plyers, a set of dental picks and patience.
>
>It sounds like you dropped you balls on the first gear. They are
speing
>loaded and if the gear was overshot, the balls spring out. This
means a
>complete teardown.
>Replacing the balls/springs is the only 2 person job on the tranny.
My
>wife is very good at it now. Or there is a service tool but I hold
2
>balls, she holds 1 and I push it into position. Not that hard.
>
>Good luck
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Bugeye Sprite
>67 Sprite
>59 A40
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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