i have smooth case parts. please email me personally with what you will
need and i can go through my spares and see if i'm able to be of assistance.
chuck.
----- Original Message -----
From <CNAArndt at aol.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Cc: <AHCSD@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 8:16 PM
Subject: Bugeye Transmission HELP
> Hi All
>
> I need the collective knowledge of the lists with this problem since the
last
> transmission work I did was on the ribcase in my '65 Sprite over 25 years
ago.
>
> While draining the oil in my wife's '60 bugeye (original smooth case
> transmission) a piece of a brass/bronze ring fell out in the oil. The
piece
> was about 1 1/4" long and 1/8" thick with what appears to be wide spaced
> internal teeth. when I measured the piece out it looks to be from a ring
> that was originally about 1 3/4" in outside diameter, OD and as I said
1/8"
> thick. Referencing both the Bentley and Haynes Manuals it looks to be a
> piece out of either the #40. Third speed gear locking collar or #44.
Second
> speed/splined locking collar. Does anyone have an idea?
>
> OK, so how screwed am I? I hope to fire her up by the end of the week
(first
> time in 18 years) and see how see runs. I guess that I have nothing to
loose
> if the tranny is shot but I hate to do any more damage if it is at all
> repairable. Is it even possible to get parts for the smoothecase
> transmissions or cannibalize another smoothcase for parts? Should I go
and
> get the working ribcase that I found a few months ago locally? I'm open
to
> any and all suggestions.
>
> My wife really want's the car running by her birthday on March 23rd so It
> looks like I have my work cut out for me.
>
> Curt & Nancy Arndt
> Carlsbad, CA
> '55 BN!, '60 AN5
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