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Very intresting, started right up of course.
And after two runs of a mile or so each I still have no oil leak at all, none.
However, second gear acts like I have no synchoniser. Shifts fine when engine is off but with engine on it is awful.
I know what the problem is now, about time, he replaced the 2ed gear synchoniser springs (3) with weeker springs. That was not a good move. Obvously I have to replace the old ones, I think the other changes worked fine and would have solved the prob.
Mike Miller says: "FWIW, The 1/2/R slide gear assembly has 3 ball/spring sets and 1 detent "Pill". There should not be 4 ball/spring sets. If you look at the inside of the 1/2/R slider, there is a "ramped" part of the gear that will line up with a through hole in the center gear hub, that goes on the mainshaft, when the outer ring is located to match the baulk ring "ears". That is where the "pill" goes. Put a little bearing grease in the hole and push the pill in."
Don't know about that pill never saw it maybe Alan did. Will ask in morning. Nor do I see it listed in the shop manual.
"Actually, for racing purposes, racers will stretch those springs to create a little extra grab when the outer ring moves forward to engage 2nd gear." So think that should have told us to leave em alone. Of course I have em but one more, #7, engine pull next week.
Mike, what does that mean??
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And after two runs of a mile or so each I still have no oil leak at all, none.
However, second gear acts like I have no synchoniser. Shifts fine when engine is off but with engine on it is awful.
I know what the problem is now, about time, he replaced the 2ed gear synchoniser springs (3) with weeker springs. That was not a good move. Obvously I have to replace the old ones, I think the other changes worked fine and would have solved the prob.
Mike Miller says: "FWIW, The 1/2/R slide gear assembly has 3 ball/spring sets and 1 detent "Pill". There should not be 4 ball/spring sets. If you look at the inside of the 1/2/R slider, there is a "ramped" part of the gear that will line up with a through hole in the center gear hub, that goes on the mainshaft, when the outer ring is located to match the baulk ring "ears". That is where the "pill" goes. Put a little bearing grease in the hole and push the pill in."
Don't know about that pill never saw it maybe Alan did. Will ask in morning. Nor do I see it listed in the shop manual.
"Actually, for racing purposes, racers will stretch those springs to create a little extra grab when the outer ring moves forward to engage 2nd gear." So think that should have told us to leave em alone. Of course I have em but one more, #7, engine pull next week.
Mike, what does that mean??
Comment Mike