Hi Mitch,
I was interested in your findings. In which direction did the vendor say
the shaft was mis-drilled??? Left/right or around the shaft? I read a
thread about something similar and never really got an answer. I bought
a greasable cross shaft from TRF a couple of years ago and wondered if
some of my shifting problems were due to a "rotationally" (don't know the
correct technical term) mis-drilled cross shaft causing the throw of the
fork to be limited. I will be measuring and comparing some other cross
shafts that I have the next time the tranny is pulled.
Thanks,
Jay
On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 14:53:11 -0800 "mitch" <mitchv@sbcglobal.net> writes:
> ordered a clutch install kit from .......
> went to put the cross shaft, throwoutout bearing etc in.
> my car is a 71 and has the anti rattle spring. my 73 did also and i
> think my
> 250 did long ago.
> anyway i go to put the taper pin in and it's really tight. so tight
> i broke
> a wrench trying to get it seated all the way on the fork and gashed
> my
> finger :( when the wrench broke, long story.
> after a week of recovery i went back and put the old cross shaft in
> to
> compare. no problems, hmmm.
> with the original shaft i had 1/4" to play with where the shaft
> slides in
> and the anti rattle spring goes. with the shaft i got from
> .......... the
> arm is tight against the gearbox and the anti rattle spring is
> totally
> squished.
> i called ......... and ,,,,,,,,, said my car doesn't take an anti
> rattle
> spring, hmmmm.
> he said the reason the pin is so tight is because i used the spring.
> i don't
> really buy that. the shafts are drilled for the pin in a slightly
> different
> spot but i haven't measured it precisely.
> i also noticed the new shaft from ........ is a soft metal. just
> putting
> the new shaft in left a spiral pattern scratched into the metal
> where it
> went thru the new bushings. nice looking pattern though!
> i also wonder about the new fork, the throwout bearing sleeve drags
> on the
> input shaft a bit with either the new or old cross shaft and i
> don't thnk
> the input shaft is bent.
> by the way i bought the same kit from ......... last year for my 73
> and the
> hole for the taper pin was drilled about 1/4" off and they sent me a
> new
> one. said they had a bad batch.
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