[Spits] where I got stuck on gearbox disassy

[Doug Braun]

Isn't there a little Woodreff key (the half-moon shaped thingie) for the plastic speedometer gear?

That would definitely have to come off.  They usually pop off with a gentle pry from a small screwdriver.

Doug


--- On Sun, 12/21/08, s1500 at comcast.net <s1500 at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: s1500 at comcast.net <s1500 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Spits] where I got stuck on gearbox disassy
> To: spitfires at autox.team.net
> Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 12:08 AM
> Sounds like where I got stuck on gearbox disassembly when I
> did it on my '79. What I got stuck on was there was that
> little chuck key thing you can hammer out(ie "with a
> suitable drift") and then the mainshaft bearing can be
> removed. I think that chuck key thing is what keeps one of
> the gears still, or at least prevents it from sliding
> off(thus being able to remove it).