Hi John,
If some of those "balls and springy things" go to the other side of the garage
in
a nanosecond, I have some used ones as spares!
Later, Paul A
John.Deikis@med.va.gov wrote:
> Jim:
> I'd fall in with your pals who acted impressed. I've never tried it and the
> thought intimidates me. But I'm cheap enough that I'll probably have a go
> at it when it breaks. But what about all those little balls and springy
> things?!
> JohnD
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Juhas [SMTP:james.f.juhas@snet.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 10:17 AM
> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Trans DIY Rebuild (was smoothcase idea)
> >
> > Paul, and others:
> >
> > Last Spring, I rebuilt the ribcase in my wife's '69 Sprite to cure
> > some angry growling from first gear. I have done transmissions
> > before, (Muncie 4 speed, Ford SROD, Saab 96, more) and never thought
> > much of it. The Sprite turned out fine. The parts came speedily from
> > Moss via British Parts Connection, and there were no real mysteries.
> > New laygear, shaft, various bearings.
> >
> > My question: do many listers here do their own transmission work?
> > When I spoke of this at my car club meeting, people seemed surprised
> > that an amateur mechanic would tackle a job like this. (Maybe they
> > were surprised that I was able to do it?)
> >
> > Anyway, I was curious as to whether others consider such work to be DIY
> > stuff.
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