[Spridgets] Detent Balls and Springs

Dave Yealy lbc at littlebitcountry.com
Wed Sep 28 20:19:37 MDT 2011


They are the detents for the shifting rods. They "lock" the shifting 
rods in position as you shift gears and they also prevent you from 
trying to move two shifting forks at a time. When you move the 
shifter into a gear you can feel them push into the depression of the 
shifting rods. They are rods ( beans ) and a ball or there are 3 or 4 
balls. Worked on too many transmissions to remember which takes which 
without my books.

Dave

At 06:26 PM 9/28/2011, you wrote:
>Mark,
>
>The couple of times I have had my rib case out with the engine (I always
>pull the two together).
>
>There were balls or dowel shaped metal plugs and springs as I recall that go
>into the side . . where the right side of the side plate will have a gasket
>over it in place before putting the side plate back on.
>
>It has been a good while . . I may not be describing this very well . . but
>I think you know what I am talking about.
>
>I made sure that they went back in the way they were as one came out and did
>an Indian war dance across my garage floor.
>
>What are these for?  Again. .  the ones that go into the holes drilled into
>the side plate gasket area on the right side?
>
>Just curious as no doubt these are important to the gear box at some level.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kirk
>________________


More information about the Spridgets mailing list