Richard,
Pretty sure that's the way it works. My top cover was leakin' from those O
rings & the only way to replace them is to remove the selector shafts. I
suppose if you could somehow get the small bolts out of one end underneath
the gearshift you could do it, but seems like that didn't seem feasible at
the time??
Todd
From: "Richard Seaton" <rsh17@msn.com>
To: red_tr250@hotmail.com, MHarmon@sces.org, 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: External Gearbox
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:36:13 -0600
Hey guys,
Do you really need to remove the three plugs on the top cover at the O
rings are accessed from the other end of the selector shafts? So why go to
through the trouble? Unless I'm missing something, which if I am I'm sure
someone will point it out to me.
Richard Seaton
RSH17@msn.com
View My restoration @ (http://groups.msn.com/Richards69TR6Restoration)
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Todd Bermudez" <red_tr250@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: "Todd Bermudez" <red_tr250@hotmail.com>
To: MHarmon@sces.org, 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: External Gearbox
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 07:34:55 -0500
Mike,
I'd check out the www.buckeyetriumphs.org site. Good section on the top
cover. I'm not sayin' it's required, but to get the "cups" out I had to
drill a small hole in each & run a screw down in each one. Then pliers to
pry on the screw.
I then tapped the holes & used threaded covers(TRF sells them). Piece 'o
cake & all there on that web site.
Reason I did it was to replace the o-ring on each selector shaft.
I think you might find other helpful tid bits there on gearboxes.
Todd
From: "Harmon, Mike" <MHarmon@sces.org>
Reply-To: "Harmon, Mike" <MHarmon@sces.org>
To: "'6pack@autox.team.net'" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: External Gearbox
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:43:49 -0500
I have a 1974 TR6 that I purchased awhile back. I decided that the car,
while it has a lot of potential, needs a lot of work so I decided to tear it
apart and start from the ground up. I have a rolling chassis now and I
decided to have a go at the transmission. I just removed the top cover on
the transmission. I have removed the three shafts of the external gearbox
however to get the 1st & 2nd gear spring & distance piece, the reverse
spring and plunger, and the 3rd & 4th selector spring & distance piece do I
just drill out the three plugs? I don't see any threads so I assume they
are the bucket type. Also, before I tore into everything, when putting the
car in reverse, on occasion, the gear lever would go much further back than
normal. It would basically lock in this position and take a lot of jiggling
to get it to release back to the neutral postion. Where might the trouble
with this be? In the external or top part of the gear box or down in the
internals. Everything looks good to me in the gearbox itself. Any comments
would be appreciated.
Mike Harmon
S.C.
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