In a message dated 11/30/98 4:39:24 PM EST, ArthurK101@aol.com writes:
<< Ed, if I understand you correctly, your replacement rubber boot has an
extension in the rear which would seal into a hole in the lower side of the
transmission tunnel. I do remember that my original tunnel (which
disintegrated years ago (being cardboard and having been wet many times) did
have a cutout in it at that point.
I don't know for certain what the hole was originally for. But from the
diagrams of the handbrake lever, which is identical to the TR2/3, I suspect
that the cutout was to enable access to the handbrake pawl if it "hung up".
Since the handbrake config changed (the pawl being no longer located there)
with the TR4A and since the TR4A/5/250 use the same tranny tunnel as the TR4,
I suspect that the repro folks didn't bother (economic reasons) with cutting
that hole for TR4 use.
>>
'lo Art
The extra hole in the gearbox cover here is where the speedo cable comes out
on an OD trans. I'm not sure what TR4A - 6 does but they use the same OD and
the cable is in the same location.
Regards
Ken Nuelle
58 TR3A
62 TR3B
64 TR4
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