That seems a good way to do it, far less likely to crack the casting that
pounding pins out and in. For the MGB all syncro gearbox, and perhaps for
others too, the shift lever was retained with bolts from the side. The bolts
were threaded into the casting, and their projecting tip was without thread,
poking into the slots of the lever. While it did require tapping two holes at
the factory, it would seem that there would be a smaller chance of cracking
the casting when assembling. A club member has just offered a TD gearbox to
our club, a take-out from a five-speed conversion. It's in my garage now. I
will take a look at it and see how the MGB tapping method would work.Bob
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From: Emgeeguy at aol.com
To: mgbob at juno.com, mike at duvallvideo.com
Cc: mgs at autox.team.net, mg-t at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] TD shifter rattle
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:25:35 EDT
I had to remove the pins. Rather than pounding square pins back in, I
tapped the holes on both sides, put a short pin in (not a press fit, but a
little loose), then put a set screw in each side to hold the pin in place.
Hope it works. That way I can remove the stuff easily without trying to
figure out how to get the pins out. Larry
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