Please note I said the detent springs, they are in the shifter linkage NOT
the synchro hubs.
Graham.
2500 PI MKII
Sprinted Dolomite
2000 MKI
Toledo
1300 Front Wheel Drive
http://members.tripod.co.uk/TriumphIW/index.html
----- Original Message -----
From: Donald H. Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
To: <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Cc: <dncullig@us.ibm.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: Transmission woes
> Hate to disagree, but the only symptom I ever got from weak (and
> broken) balk springs was difficult synchronisation. Learned to use
> the throttle to synchronise gears pretty quickly. What I know of that
> might kick the trans out of gear is misalignment (trans to engine,
> though I don't have a good explanation of why it does this) or a worn
> inner synchro hub (the part that the synchroniser rides on.) When
> engaged, the synchro sleeve teeth engage the hub teeth (inside of
> sleeve to outside of hub.) If the hub rocks on the mainshaft at all,
> it will work the sleeve back onto the hub from the mainshaft gear.
>
> But it is absolutely true that dismantling the critter will usually
> allow the problem to jump out and grab you. They're quite simple and
> easy to work on, especially with "the good book" (Bentley.) near to
> hand.
>
> Good luck, Dennis.
> Donald.
>
> > From: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
> > Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 22:40:46 +0100
> >
> > Hi Dennis
> > It sounds to me like either the detent springs are weak, these are often
> > over looked in the process of a rebuild, or the circlip on the front of
the
> > main shaft, though this usually causes a problem in second as well.
> > The great thing about these boxes is if you know what you are looking at
the
> > fault will usually leap out to you when you open them up.
> >
> > Graham.
> > 2500 PI MKII
> > Sprinted Dolomite
> > 2000 MKI
> > Toledo
> > 1300 Front Wheel Drive
> > http://members.tripod.co.uk/TriumphIW/index.html
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <dncullig@us.ibm.com>
> > To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 8:39 PM
> > Subject: Transmission woes
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Fellow LisTRs -
> > > Once again, I come looking for help. The J-type OD that I had
installed in my
> > > 76 TR6 this past May is acting up. It popped out of 3rd gear once or
twice 2 weeks
> > > ago and I didn't think much of it. Now, however, it simply will not
stay in 3rd gear.
> > > It pops out regularly, even when under power. It'll stay in 3rd if
you hold it in, but even
> > > then you can feel it trying to pop out. None of the other gears seem
to be similarly
> > > affected. I'm going to take the tranny out of the car and am planning
to take it back
> > > to the guy who re-built it back in February, but would like to tap the
collective wis-
> > > dom of the list first to see what might be wrong. Any ideas and/or
best guesses
> > > are welcome. I'd hate to have to go back to my non-O/D transmission,
especially
> > > with a rather long trip to the VTR Regionals coming up in a few weeks,
but I need
> > > the car to be reliable. Thanks for any and all input.
> > >
> > > Dennis Culligan / 1976 TR6 CF57948U(O) - TR6IUMPH / Highland ,NY/
> > > DNCULLIG@US.IBM.COM
> > > See www.britsofthehudson.org for info about our club
> > >
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