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This is what I am looking for.

Is that a mess or what, forgot about it.

Afraid the pic does not even show how bad it really is. all four corners if you can call em that are worn out of oval and thin as a razor. The lip is really gone.
 

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boy that is beaten.

Jack, I have to trannies in the chicken coupe that may have one. If no one else can come through, I can crawl in and see if they have one.

Pat
 
And I wondered why my shifting was so poor, heck I was sturing.
 
Jack - I've got two sitting here, I'll get it out tomorrow.
 
Thanks Chris really appreciate.

Pat stay out of the hen house, that old stuff is bad for ya.
 
Just been loking at en expoded diagram of the gearbox on ahspares, and guess which is the only part not numbered...
Isn't there a guy in Maryland with a really low mileage Sprite? Maybe someone could get his part, take some measurements and get some made up?
 
Pete, the one I just posted pictures of is from a perfectly functioning rib case, 1974, with 42,000 miles on the clock.
I don't know about making any, but I'll pull the dimensions, just in case.
Jeff
 
I just looked at the one that came off my ribcase (unknown vintage). It's similar, but that center hole is open on one end??? Am I looking at the wrong part?
 
I don't know, Drew. They all should look like the one in the picture. Mounted on the trans extension, where the shifter goes.
Jeff
 
Certinaly looks better, needs a bit of cleaning up on the 1st 2ed side but is not bad at all.

Look how the side is worn oval and it should be a straight line.

I think we have found another bit of poor engineering if that is only 47K worth. They used too soft a material.

Hay guys, anything is better than the mess I have.

So both Chris and Jeff are going to send one. Hay, I will use the best and share the other with some poor sole.

I thank both you guys, where would I be without your help.
 
Jack, if you want, I'll weld the edge that is slightly worn, toss it on the mill, and straighten it out for you. That will mean that I won't be sending it out until Thursday or Friday.
Jeff
 
Jeff -- here's what I have.

trannyplate1.jpg
trannyplate2.jpg


trannyplate3.jpg


Jack, looks like I may need one of these as well? Can't remember where the non-cutout piece went. Should have made better notes when I disassembled the MG.
 
Drew, it looks like someone didn't know how to remove the shifter, and cut the plate in a misguided attempt to do it.
Kind of a DPO move, eh?
I've no idea what's up with the gasket piece, unless that was an attempt to seal the opening.
Jeff
 
Here's another shot, with the non-cutout piece as well (goes under the cut piece, provides the proper spacing there).

trannyplate4.jpg


It actually makes sense, since the diameter of the shift lever is quite wide right about the ball joint. This fat piece was for the later style vinyl shift boot, I think. Unless that fat bit comes off, the plate wouldn't be able to fit down the shift lever.

I'm planning on using the lever from my smooth case if I can, it's more fitting for the Bugeye.
 
Jeff said:
looks like someone didn't know how to remove the shifter, and cut the plate in a misguided attempt to do it.
Kind of a DPO move, eh?
Click to expand...

Ayup. Frightening that the bit is an NLA part, too.


May we shoot the DPO!?!? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
I am curious -- does that fat bit on the shift lever come off somehow? Otherwise, there's not a way I can see to get the plate off. It sits on top of the ball, and the hole is smaller than the fat bit on the shifter.

I'm confused... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazy.gif
 
ummm... take off the shift knob and slide it off over the top, p'raps?!? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
Okay, here's the shifter that came with this tranny. I've marked where the plate goes. No way I can see for the notched plate to slide up the shifter shaft, not with the big snake-eating-a-rat bit that's right above where the plate goes.

Is this just a very late model version of the tranny? Some sort of strange pieced-jobbie? It was attached to a 1275... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazy.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

trannyplate5.jpg
 
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