[Spridgets] Ribcase reassembly question

[Gerard]

Hi Mark,

The ball goes on the opposite side of the shift rod from the long plug. If you
have the Bentley manual, it shows a cross section in Section F, Fig F3.

HTH

Gerard

On May 28, 2013, at 11:00 AM, spridgets-request at autox.team.net wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 15:56:11 GMT
> From: "Mark Haynes" <haynes386 at netzero.net>
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spridgets] Ribcase reassembly question
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> I finally got around to pulling the ribcase out of the MKII, and doing a
trial
> disassembly/reassembly of the other, bad (first gear shredded) ribcase box.
> I got all of the way to installing the two balls that are held in by the
> bolt/plug from the bottom, but can't quite figure out how they go in, (in
> figure f.3 of the gearbox section) I pulled the 3-4 selector rod back out,
and
> placing the ball into the opening, it only goes 1/2 way in. I'm not seeing
it.
> Do the balls go in before the rods?
> Rick? Peter? anyone?
>
>
> Mark Haynes
> It only goes one way-Pay it Forward
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