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So the OD got rebuilt for the tri carb today and refitted with the gearbox and onto the engine . I then removed the drain plug on the gearbox to drain any left over dregs of oil .....three ball bearings fall out 5/16” diameter.
Well after a lot of words which cant be printed I did some looking in the trusty Haynes manual and the pics show three balls under the shift rod springs . So off comes the side cover and sure enough springs and balls of the exact same size are all in place .
The plot thickens .....I retrieved the broken off section of shift lever split bushing which was in the bottom of the gearbox and then take a second look in the Haynes book .
Look at the pic attached it shows two balls without any reference number that look like they should go in where the split gearshift bushing goes .
Any other ideas where the “mystery balls “ go and whats the purpose of the balls below the bushing .
I can possible see the purpose of one so the tip of the gear shift lever has something to roll on . But two ??
Help appreciated
Well after a lot of words which cant be printed I did some looking in the trusty Haynes manual and the pics show three balls under the shift rod springs . So off comes the side cover and sure enough springs and balls of the exact same size are all in place .
The plot thickens .....I retrieved the broken off section of shift lever split bushing which was in the bottom of the gearbox and then take a second look in the Haynes book .
Look at the pic attached it shows two balls without any reference number that look like they should go in where the split gearshift bushing goes .
Any other ideas where the “mystery balls “ go and whats the purpose of the balls below the bushing .
I can possible see the purpose of one so the tip of the gear shift lever has something to roll on . But two ??
Help appreciated