• Hey Guest!
    British Car Forum has been supporting enthusiasts for over 25 years by providing a great place to share our love for British cars. You can support our efforts by upgrading your membership for less than the dues of most car clubs. There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Upgraded members don't see this banner, nor will you see the Google ads that appear on the site.)
Tips
Tips

Question- plunger

Share this page

jlaird

jlaird

Great Pumpkin
Country flag
Offline
I am unable to get a plunger for the tranny 1st 2ed fork rod out. It seeingly has a bad burr on the bottom by all indications.

This plunger is steel. Any reason I can not drill a small hole down in it and use a tap to pull it? The plunger is at least 3/8 in long.

I have bent steel rods to push from the bottome of the fork hole but can not get a long enough right angle in there to push it all the way up.
 
No drilling on that thing, hardened steel. Used a drill larger than the hole it fits in and cut the top of the hole tapered about a 1/16. Poped right out.
 
Tranny done, waiting on clutch and pressure plate now.

Darn good thing, I'm worn out.
 
nap time /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banana.gif
 
Jack - had you been having tranny problems with Miss A before? I thought this was an oil pump job - or has it become a "while it's out I might as well..." job?
 
Had a bit of sticking going into second gear.

I think it was the plunger that pushes on the shift rod was sticking a bit. I hope I hope.

It was a gold box but was really gunked up and maybe, just maybe I did not get that part cleaned as well as I should have so it did not slide as smoothly as it should. Would stick kind of from nutural to second, once over the hump was smooth.

I do note that the 1-2 and the 3-4 springs that push on their respective plungers are the same length along with the plungers. However, the 1-2 spring has about twice as much tension on it as the 3-4 one.

I know it is supose to be that way bit found it a bit strange. Can not logicaly compute that.

Yea doing a few things as long as it is out. No big deals just stuff that is easier with the engine and tranny out.

Think I am down to just cleaning now in the engine and tunnel while I wait on the new clutch and pressure plate.

Seems to be comming along nicely.
 
Back
Top