I am SURE that a Plymouth Cricket yoke will NOT fit. The transmission and
clutch and all of the mechanical components are totally different. The throw
out bearing arm on a Cricket rotates on a ball joint type of setup and snaps
in place and pivots from the far side of the clutch shaft (as opposed to
pivoting between the clutch shaft and operating rod on a Series V Alpine).
The throw out bearing itself is a ball type as opposed to a carbon ring. In
addition, the clutch shaft itself and the bell (clutch) housing for a '69 or
later Alpine GT/Alpine fastback is longer then the Series I-V Alpine. This
puts the gearshift lever almost in the back seat, and as the fastback has a
tilted engine, the lever also would lay a little over on the side!
Hope that all helps somewhat.
Jan Eyerman
1962 Hillman Minx Series IIIC convertible
1973 Plymouth Cricket (maybe the last '73 still in existence)
"Thomas Wiencek" <wiencek@anl.gov> wrote:
Can anyone help Gary?
-----Original Message-----
From: goa man [mailto:goackerman@msn.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 9:24 PM
To: tom@sunbeamalpine.org
Subject: 25-SPLINE yoke
Tom, I'm looking for a trans output yoke to fit an all-synchro 4-speed
trans which , I THINK, may have come a series V or Alpine G.T. car. Am
told that some (early '70's?) Plymouth Crickets used this yoke, as well.
The trans is being mated to an Alpine G.T. 1724 engine and installed in
a series II car. My dad is building this car and may have let the
25-spline yoke go away with a bunch of parts he thought he'd never
use...
You may contact me (Gary Ackerman) at email, or at (512)-453-0344, in
Austin, Texas, Or Dad (Alvin Ackerman)@ (605)- 823-4899 in South Dakota.
Would appreciate any tips if you don't have one. Thanks much.--Gary.
P.S. Am now driving my red series II in its third incarnation, Having
bought it in 1983 as a basket case. Car looks O.K. and is a very
reliable daily driver with freshly rebuilt original 3-main 1592 and
front suspension, Spax in front, Ford Pinto 2-barrel, and late-90's
Acura Integra seats on original Alpine seat rails. More reliable and
cheaper to keep running than my wife's Volvo!...
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