[Roadsters] welding main shaft nut on 5spd

[Brian Hollands]

It sounds like your 5th gear is too long due to the weld bead.  As Dick
said, you need a couple of thousandths end float on the gear.  So yes, you
need to make sure that the weld bead doesn't protrude beyond the original
face of the gear assembly.  

Brian H

69 2000

Tampa FL

 

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From: The Ken Pearce [mailto:ken__pearce at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 1:17 PM
To: bhollan4 at tampabay.rr.com; datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Roadsters] welding main shaft nut on 5spd

 

Ok, here are two people saying that they tighten the big nut against the
washer (even though the shop manual says "don't tighten").  If I tighten my
big nut (this thread is ripe with humor) against the balled washer (rotfl)
even hand tight, then my 5th gear no longer spins on its roller bearings, at
least not by hand.  Do I need to file down my welded 5th gear or is the only
real thing that needs to be tightened is the lock nut against the main
nut????
 
Any advice or addition nut jokes welcomed...
 
Ken