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Update on gearbox.

I got myself a cheap hoist off eBay and it made the work a lot easier!!

Getting the engine out was quite straightforward.. I didn't need to remove the fan/radiator as the Haynes manual said. One thing worth remembering is to make sure the movement range of the hoist setting is sufficient for the engine to clear the fronr grill! Lol. Oops.. I had to lift it over.

The first thing I noticed was that there was play in the central splined hole on the clutch plate. A few millimeters each way laterally.. is this normal?? Or do I need a new one?

Opening the gearbox... well.... I noticed that the ball bearing/bolt combination that engages with the top end of the selector shaft was slightly wrong. The spring was too short or something and the ball bearing had sunk into the bolt so far that the bolt had been making direct contact with the selector shaft. This most have restrained the free movement somewhat and communicated a lot of vibration. I felt the input driveshaft needle bearing but... well it felt OK as far as I could tell. Having knocked off the reversing switch mechanism I made a mental note to next time make sure I fully remove all bolts from the casing that might clash with it before fooling about.

The clutch is bothering me and as the engine is out I may as well fit a new on if it is faulty.


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