[Spridgets] shifting isssues

cmanuel at wi.rr.com cmanuel at wi.rr.com
Thu Jan 21 10:49:26 MST 2010


could one of those small half moon shaped "dogs" dislodge itself in the tailshaft/linklage area while on end?
Chris
---- Hal Faulkner <frog.aye at gmail.com> wrote: 
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:27 AM, Paul Herder <george.brokaw at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > Here's my 2 cents (US).
> >
> > When you push in the clutch, the input shaft (with the clutch disc) is
> > supposed to be disconnected from the spinning engine but if the input shaft
> > is tight in the pilot bushing then it would be still spinning with the
> > engine and you would have problems getting into gears.
> > an/listinfo/spridgets <http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spridgets>
> >
> 
> 
> Don't think so 'cuz "this isn't gear grinding on gear, it is as if something
> is blocking the stick shift from moving forward into gear."  If it were some
> drag causing the input shaft to spin there would be considerable grinding of
> gears when trying to engage first or reverse (neither of which has synchro.)
> Hal


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