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Glenn, are you saying that the layshaft bearing failure you described is
more prevalent when the tranny has an O/D or is it a general problem?
Thanks
On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 3:52 PM Glenn Franco via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
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> Just finished another A Type Overdrive rebuild this afternoon. Next one I
> do I'm going to insist that the owner bring a spare 4 speed for parts or
> maybe 2.
> I very rarely find an overdrive transmission that the layshaft bearing
> next to 1st that hasn't walked and tried to escape the case through the
> thrust bearing. I have tried in vane to remove the laygear with one that
> ground its way into the thrust bearing and sometimes the case. I sometimes
> get the laygear out but in most cases the trans case with the laygear is
> sent to scrap.
> Does anyone have a solution, trick, special tool, to ease the laygear out.
> The normal way is to remove the small thust bearing with a magnet so you
> can tilt the laygear enough to get it out. I have even once resorted to a "
> Slugger Slide Hammer" and chain wrapped around the laygear to get it out.
> Didn't end well however.
> I did read somewhere that someone is using a tapered roller bearing on
> that end which would make more sense than the original design.
> Please advise
> Thanks in advance
> Glenn
> TR6, TR250, Miata, 47 MG TC For Sale, 73 BMW E10 2002 being restored
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Gle=
nn, are you saying that the layshaft bearing failure you described is more =
prevalent when the tranny has an O/D or is it a general problem?=C2=A0 Than=
ks</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div></=
div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 3:52 PM Glenn Franco via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fo=
t@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid=
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Just finished ano=
ther A Type Overdrive rebuild this afternoon. Next one I do I'm going t=
o insist that the owner bring a spare 4 speed for parts or maybe 2.</div><d=
iv>I very rarely find an overdrive transmission that the layshaft bearing n=
ext to 1st that hasn't walked and tried to escape the case through the =
thrust bearing. I have tried in vane to remove the laygear=C2=A0with one th=
at ground its way into the thrust bearing and sometimes the case. I sometim=
es get the laygear out but in most cases the trans case with the laygear is=
sent to scrap.</div><div>Does anyone have a solution, trick, special tool,=
to ease the laygear out. The normal way is to remove the small thust beari=
ng with a magnet so you can tilt the laygear enough to get it out. I have e=
ven once resorted to=C2=A0a " Slugger Slide Hammer" and chain wra=
pped around the laygear to get it out. Didn't end well however.</div><d=
iv>I did read somewhere that someone is using a tapered roller bearing on t=
hat end which would make more sense than the original design.</div><div>Ple=
ase advise</div><div>Thanks in advance</div><div>Glenn</div><div>TR6, TR250=
, Miata, 47 MG TC For Sale, 73 BMW E10 2002 being restored</div></div>
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