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Re: missing oil seal

To: Bob Harris <gharris@rochester.rr.com>
Subject: Re: missing oil seal
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 16:04:00 -0700
Bob,
I am not all that familiar with the single rail gearbox (don't have any but 
have sold a couple of them), so I can't comment on the
front seal or the lack of thrust washer springs on that unit.

However, On the 3-rail gearboxes, I don't think the Spitfire ones ever had 
those springs.  The GT6 (Mk3) gearbox uses the same case as
the MkIV does, but it has the springs where the MkIV does not.

Joe

Bob Harris wrote:
> 
> John& Joe
>                   Is this an overcrive trans? I've read and from what
> I've seen (2 od transmissions) the overdrive trans was fitted with the
> scroll seal through 1980. I believe I read it in the Rimmer cat. when
> buying a new input shaft for my 1980 od gearbox. The input shaft has a
> different part number for  for rubber seal or scroll seal so I assume
> they are different.
> 
> Thought you'd like to know,
> 
> Bob Harris
> 
> P.S. also,on both of these transmissions,there were no springs behind
> the bellhousing to press against the laygear thrust washers,anyone
> else ever find the springs missing?

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