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Thanks, Mark. The story is, strangely, a source of consolation.... :- )
Dave
On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 12:46 PM Mark Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> wrote:
> In one of Carroll Smith's "<...> to Win" books he tells a story of a
> late night before the morning race where he and another guy put a
> transmission back in a car. They get it all in place, ready to wrestle
> with it to get it to mate with the engine, and wham! It slides right
> in, first time, perfectly. They look at each other and both come to the
> conclusion they forgot to put the spigot bushing in. They've done this
> before, transmissions don't just slide into place in seconds.
>
> So, they remove the transmission, take a look and the spigot bush is,
> indeed, right where it should be, not left on the bench. So they go to
> put the gearbox back into place, and as you might have guessed, it takes
> hours to get it lined up and in place again.
>
> mjb.
>
>
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ns ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">Thanks, Mark. The story is,=
strangely, a source of consolation....=C2=A0 :- )<br><br>Dave</div><div cl=
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On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 12:46 PM Mark Bradakis <<a href=3D"mailto:mark@b=
radakis.com">mark@bradakis.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(2=
04,204,204);padding-left:1ex">In one of Carroll Smith's "<...&g=
t; to Win" books he tells a story of a <br>
late night before the morning race where he and another guy put a <br>
transmission back in a car.=C2=A0 They get it all in place, ready to wrestl=
e <br>
with it to get it to mate with the engine, and wham!=C2=A0 It slides right =
<br>
in, first time, perfectly.=C2=A0 They look at each other and both come to t=
he <br>
conclusion they forgot to put the spigot bushing in.=C2=A0 They've done=
this <br>
before, transmissions don't just slide into place in seconds.<br>
<br>
So, they remove the transmission, take a look and the spigot bush is, <br>
indeed, right where it should be, not left on the bench.=C2=A0 So they go t=
o <br>
put the gearbox back into place, and as you might have guessed, it takes <b=
r>
hours to get it lined up and in place again.<br>
<br>
mjb.<br>
<br>
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