>From: "James Carruthers" <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
>
>
>however........ when we removed the gearbox - we found that
>the pin that hold on to the part that pushes the clutch wasnt there - the
>old
>gearbox worked - and I dont think it came out when we removed it. So I
>think
>Ive been using a gearbox with out this pin - so the whole thing moved in
>and
>out. (The pin Im talking about is the pin opposite where the slave cylinder
>is
>- inside the bell housing) Not sure what effect this has.... the only thing
>wrong with the gear change was the syncs on 1 and 3. Just as long as that
>wasnt making the knocking noise in my engine, or I'll be really pissed off.
>
Hopefully you'll get this...
That pin is the pivot point for the throwout bearing housing to
move forward and disengage the clutch when the clutch pedal is
depressed (and feeling blue). When it sheers or falls out, which
is fairly common btw, the clutch will still disengage, but there is
enough slop that it may drag a bit which will make shifting difficult
especially in first and reverse. So that's good news - sounds like
maybe the synchos in the tranny weren't that bad after all. (Wasn't
it a Triumph specialist that diagnosed the transmission? I'm
surprised that the missing pin wasn't the first thing that they
thought of).
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
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