[Roadsters] 5 Speed Rebuild

[Keith Downing]

Well, it lasted 17 years to date, so...




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From: Jim Gammon <gtpjimgammon at yahoo.com>
To: Datsun roadster
<datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010 7:08:51 AM
Subject:
Re: [Roadsters] 5 Speed Rebuild

I know a little about metal, and I hope the
parts were re-hardened after
welding.

If not, they won't last long.....

Jim
--- On Thu, 4/1/10, Keith Downing <keithddowning at yahoo.com> wrote:


From:
Keith Downing <keithddowning at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Roadsters] 5 Speed Rebuild
To: "Datsun E-Mail List" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday,
April 1, 2010, 9:26 AM


I just picked up my rebuilt 5 speed yesterday. It was
rebuilt by Skip at
Miller Sports Imports in Pasadena, CA. I purchased the car
in February from a
fellow on The List in Dallas and brought it back to So Cal.
I was told by the
PO that the "5th gear neutral" problem was fixed back in
'93. But I had the
problem while driving the car back to So Cal, so I was
wondering about that.

Skip found some interesting things when he opened it
up. The gear and the
press piece HAD been welded. But the welds had not been
ground smooth. These
raised welds would not allow the nut to cinch down tight,
so the nut backed
off anyway over the past 17 years. Make sure the welds are
ground smooth.
Also, the synchro, retainer clips and all that stuff that goes
back on to the
gear were non-existant. This was quite the shock to him, and
had him wondering
how it even shifted into 5th, but it did. Those parts were
no longer
available, but he was able to locate some used ones, so all is well.
Now, to get it all put back in, and ready for an event filled April.

Keith
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