Subject: Weirdest thing
Author: Paul Linn
Date: Jul 20, 2002, 1:31 PM
Post ID: 1710639661
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Well I just found the weirdest thing on my 5 speed tranny. Last night I was cleaning it in the sink, when I found a small section that protruded from the case. I thought it might just be one of those nice casting flaws and kept cleaning. Well this morning I got back at it and looked closer and it looked as if it might be a roller pin! Damn this is going to look messy inside. Well I got it all apart and lo and behold, it wasn't a roller pin, but a piece of the dreaded return spring that had lodged itself halfway thru the case!! It was on the opposite side to the rest of the return spring! Now I hate to have been the one riding the bike at the time this happened. The rest of the spring looks perfect, no rust or pitting. Must have just been a weak spot on the spring or someone really trying to hard to shift. Now I could just cut the protruding pieces off and slap some JB over the ends to prevent any leaks, or I could transfer the bearings over to the other rear cover. Any suggestions on the easiest way to remove the bearings? Transferring would at least put my speedo drive in the right location, as this tranny is from the T3.
Paul
Richmond, Va
73 Eldo custom project
76 T3 basket
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well I just found the weirdest thing on my 5 speed
tranny. Last night I was cleaning it in the sink, when I found a small section
that protruded from the case. I thought it might just be one of those nice
casting flaws and kept cleaning. Well this morning I got back at it and looked
closer and it looked as if it might be a roller pin! Damn this is going to look
messy inside. Well I got it all apart and lo and behold, it wasn't a roller pin,
but a piece of the dreaded return spring that had lodged itself halfway thru the
case!! It was on the opposite side to the rest of the return spring! Now I hate
to have been the one riding the bike at the time this happened. The rest of the
spring looks perfect, no rust or pitting. Must have just been a weak spot on the
spring or someone really trying to hard to shift. Now I could just cut the
protruding pieces off and slap some JB over the ends to prevent any leaks, or I
could transfer the bearings over to the other rear cover. Any suggestions on the
easiest way to remove the bearings? Transferring would at least put my speedo
drive in the right location, as this tranny is from the T3.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul<BR>Richmond, Va<BR>73 Eldo custom
project<BR>76 T3 basket</FONT></DIV>
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