I was just thinking about that pilot bearing might be the culprit if the noise
happens more often when starting out in first gear if that is the case.
Dave Connitt
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> On Feb 19, 2023, at 11:31 AM, aribert neumann <aribertn@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Thank you all for responding.
>
> Dave:
> I have yet to look at the pilot bushing. Because I have a 2.5L engine mated
> to the GT6 gearbox, I have a custom sized pilot bushing.
>
> ptegler:
> TRans is already partially disassembled - too late to try to drive it with a
> large drill. No drag starts, by launch I am just referring to taking off in
> first gear, frequently in traffic. Noise only in first gear and typically
> not the entire time in first gear. Are you referring to the bronze thrust
> washer on the laygear end or the crankshaft thrust washer in your message? I
> have a nonOD trans that I opened up a couple of days ago. I got the trans
> out of a self serve salvage yard - it did not appear the engine/trans had
> ever been separated. Came with the original Laycock pressure plate.
> Synchro gaps in the non OD trans ranged from 0.033 up to 0.044 whereas my OD
> box ranged from 0.021 to 0.035
>
> All:
> And now for a bit of a sad story. I dropped the laygear and removed the
> input shaft on my squealing OD trans on Friday. Saturday, I went to do the
> same with an imalulate (wear wise) non OD trans I had. I did not follow the
> dismantle procedure and forgot to drop the laygear before pulling the input
> shaft out. An input shaft with a 4th gear that showed absolutely no wear - I
> was planning on using that fourth gear in my OD box. I yanked on the slide
> hammer hard enough that I broke two of the little teeth off of 4th gear and
> chipped the laygear.
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