[Fot] Transmission Question

[chasgee at aol.com]

The TR4/6 and the GT6/Spitfire/4 speed Tr7 boxes are different.  The lever is
threaded onto the shaft on the TR box and you have to hammer it into the box
to remove it.

It isn't that hard to take the rear housing off.  You can fix it in about 30
minutes.

On Jun 26, 2012, at 8:17 AM, jason at multivintage.com wrote:

> Got it. Top is ok, your after the lower lever
> Mine came out and went in as a whole piece. Kind of like a bolt. In fact I
almost, in a pinch replaced it with a regular bolt but then wondered about the
proper length, etc .
> You'll have to get that stud out.
> Perhaps some heat and good tight vise grips and replace the stud once you
get it out.
> As you say, I can't see you getting the movement you need without extracting
the stud. Being threaded inside the shaft and the side of the case (I can't
remember exactly, but believe it may step down in thread size slipping through
the case) but threading into the rod.
> I could see it being really stuck but she'll come out.
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Larry Young
> To: Jason Ostrowski
> Cc: FOT
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Transmission Question
> Sent: Jun 26, 2012 9:47 AM
>
> Jason, I have taken that outer nut off, double nutted it and tried to
> turn the stud.  I cannot get it to budge. How do you get it out?  I'm
> not clear about how that part goes together, since that is not something
> I ever bother with during a rebuild. It looks like it has threads on
> both ends with a shoulder in the center.
>
> Unless I can get that stud out, I can only think of getting the shaft
> lose at the back ot the tranny and sliding it out to engage the reverse
> gear.  That would mean taking the OD off the back or at least creating
> enough separation to losen the screw that locks the reverse shaft and
> lay shaft in position.
>
> I repeat, engagement in the top cover is easy and not my problem.
> Larry
>
> On 6/25/2012 6:16 PM, Jason Ostrowski wrote:
>> Larry,
>> I think you may be able to fix it by just taking of the top cover off.
>> Speaking of the Gt6 box: I have fixed both of those problems with the
>> trans in the car. The side stud definitely... One time, that side stud
>> you speak of with the nyloc nut, just fell out during a race. I drove
>> home and stole one out of my dad's trans, replaced it, refilled the
>> fluid... and raced the next day. A good flashlight, tiny hands and
>> lots of patience are needed but it can be done...
>>
>
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