[Spridgets] Ribcase woes

Michael Rowe mdrowe at optonline.net
Mon Aug 3 16:27:33 MDT 2009


I have three in unknown condition.  What do we need to know that is not in 
the books?

Michael Rowe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 2:39 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Ribcase woes


> Hi Frank,
>
> I have rebuilt at least a half dozen of these without any problem. I
> did one only a couple months ago. What is it you need to know?
>
> Gerard
>
> On Aug 3, 2009, at 11:00 AM, spridgets-request at autox.team.net wrote:
>
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:25:51 -0400
>> From: Frank <spritenut at comcast.net>
>> Subject: [Spridgets] Ribcase woes
>> To: Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>> Message-ID: <4A763C9F.7080102 at comcast.net>
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>>
>> I recently acquired a really good condition ribcase tranny from Jay F
>> and he had no idea of it's condition.
>> So today after cleaning up my downed tree from Friday's mini
>> tornado or
>> what ever blew through Toms River and turned it into a war zone, I
>> checked out the tranny.
>> Initially I discovered the layshaft was not there and the laygear
>> was on
>> the bottom of the case.
>> I had a good layshaft so I pulled the tranny apart found the laygear
>> thrust washers in the case, also the shifter lock out balls in the
>> case.
>> After 4 or 5 times R&Ring the guts, I finally had it right, or so I
>> thought.
>> It shifts fine but the gears do not move. No neutral, or any gears,
>> nothing spins but it all did until I put it all together.
>> Why is it I can take these things apart but they NEVER go back
>> together
>> and work?
>> I used 3 different manuals, Autopress, Bentley, and Haynes. It is
>> assembled correctly.
>> Now I have 13 dead transmission many with good gears and synchros with
>> in spec but not one of them works.
>> I would really like to get 1 or 2 in working order for future project
>> cars and or spares for current drivers.
>> Anybody know trannys other than Paul, I hate bugging him every time I
>> ruin another gearbox ;)
>>
>> -- 
>> Frank Clarici
>> Toms River, NJ
>> My own Fleet of Sprites
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