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TR2/3/3A 1st gear again

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There was an earlier thread about jumping out of first gear https://www.britishcarforum.com/community/members/paullongbl.18115/ but I decided to start a new one since I have never driven with this gearbox so I don't actually know that it does that but it certainly should from the looks of it.
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It looks like the springs and balls that ride on the teeth froze at some point and took out the splines. At any rate, if someone has a decent used 1st gear available I'd be interested. (Moss wants 489.95 for a new one). The teeth are not up to John's (CJD) standards either but I could live with that.
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Tom,
I'm won't be home till next week, but I've got 4 of these boxes sitting in my storage container. If you haven't got a lead on a part by next week, PM me and I'll find one for you.
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As strange as it seems, I have seen other sliders that were machined that way. I have no idea why, but I do believe the factory did it. I would not reject the hub just for those 2 splines. Now your 1st gear teeth could use some dressing...
 
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Thanks for the reply John. You are absolutely right. I just took the second one apart (found it in one of my own bins) and they are identical, right down to the bad teeth. I can only guess that they were done that way to get the correct load on the balls.
Tom
 
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