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That looks like one of three ball/spring detents (not sure thats the 
right nomenclature) for the 1st & 2nd gear changer assembly. There's two 
more somewhere.  Maybe still in place, maybe not. Probably why you have 
a dodgy 2nd gear.
Jeff Kelly
On 8/28/2016 12:59 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets wrote:
> I drained the oil from the ribcase in my rolling wreck '72 Midget and found 
> this in the old oil.  I changed the oil just because I didn't know what the 
> previous owner(s) had in there.  The trans shifts just fine, but has a dodgy 
> 2nd gear synchro.  I'm gonna keep driving it.  It is the rolling wreck after 
> all.  :-)
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    That looks like one of three ball/spring detents (not sure thats the
    right nomenclature) for the 1st & 2nd gear changer assembly. 
    There's two more somewhere.  Maybe still in place, maybe not. 
    Probably why you have a dodgy 2nd gear.  <br>
    Jeff Kelly<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/28/2016 12:59 PM, Rick Fisk via
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      <pre wrap="">I drained the oil from the ribcase in my rolling wreck '72 
Midget and found this in the old oil.  I changed the oil just because I didn't 
know what the previous owner(s) had in there.  The trans shifts just fine, but 
has a dodgy 2nd gear synchro.  I'm gonna keep driving it.  It is the rolling 
wreck after all.  :-)
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