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Re: [Spits] where I got stuck on gearbox disassy

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Subject: Re: [Spits] where I got stuck on gearbox disassy
From: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:15:38 -0800 (PST)
Isn't there a little Woodreff key (the half-moon shaped thingie) for the 
plastic speedometer gear?

That would definitely have to come off.  They usually pop off with a gentle pry 
from a small screwdriver.

Doug


--- On Sun, 12/21/08, s1500@comcast.net <s1500@comcast.net> wrote:

> From: s1500@comcast.net <s1500@comcast.net>
> Subject: [Spits] where I got stuck on gearbox disassy
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 12:08 AM
> Sounds like where I got stuck on gearbox disassembly when I
> did it on my '79. What I got stuck on was there was that
> little chuck key thing you can hammer out(ie "with a
> suitable drift") and then the mainshaft bearing can be
> removed. I think that chuck key thing is what keeps one of
> the gears still, or at least prevents it from sliding
> off(thus being able to remove it). 
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