[TR] [Wedge] Re: Wedge 5 speed gearbox issues

[Major Tom]

This may be a problem which can be centered in many locations

lubrication is the most likely , though the shifter housing may also 
be a culprit.

Lubrication may be 2 locations, level and the oil pump. the level is 
relatively easy to check. The pump is not. It's an inspection and 
replacement. It may be noted that if it is the pump there may be 
permanent damage.

MT



At 08:15 AM 7/31/2007, John Peacock wrote:
>Check the extension housing bushings.  They wear out quickly and 
>cause all sorts of problems..
>
>
>John
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: <Dave1massey at cs.com>
>To: <mark at bradakis.com>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
>Cc: <tr8 at mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:04 AM
>Subject: [Wedge] Re: [TR] Wedge 5 speed gearbox issues
>
>
>>In a message dated 7/30/2007 10:32:34 PM Central Daylight Time,
>>mark at bradakis.com writes:
>>>So this fellow brings a car into the shop, it has a Rover SD1
>>>V8 mated to a TR8 5 speed gearbox.  The issue is that about
>>>3/4ths of the time the box shifts fine.  But a bit too frequently
>>>it is really difficult to downshift from 3rd to 2nd, or to get it
>>>into first and finding reverse can be a bit troublesome.  The
>>>clutch system seems to be working just fine and is most
>>>likely not part of the problem.
>>There was a similar complaint on the wedge list.  The problem seemed to have
>>resolved itself with no intervention from the owner but diagnoses ranged from
>>poor lubrication in the exposed shifter mechanism to a foreign object caught
>>in same.
>>
>>I forwarded the question to the wedge list for more input.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>PS: My 5 speed has worked flawlessly over the last 7 years and 50, 000 miles.
>>Hence I'm not much help here.
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