I think the book "MGB DIY Purchase and Restoration" By Porter has such
symptoms listed in the road test section. Might give it a look. If you can't
get a hold of the book I can search around and find mine.
Good Luck
Eric K.
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>From: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Sloppy Box
>Date: Mon, Jul 12, 1999, 5:29 PM
>
>OK, so maybe it is not sloppy but it is certainly negligent in its
>responsibilities. Well what would you think of your gearbox if, on hard
>decelleration or accelleration (it now turns out) it just decided to
>'let go' of second gear. That is, it simply spits the gear stick back
>into neutral with a rather disturbing THUNK.
>
>Towards the end of a day of 'training' at our local racetrack the first
>symptom was a growing difficulty in getting it into second gear when
>under rapid decelleration at the end of a long straight. Synchro in 2nd
>was not behaving. When I *was* able to get her into 2nd after really
>hard braking, I put the foot down to accelerate through the esses...
>THUNK... NEUTRAL. It can be a frightening thing, so I called it quits.
>
>After cooling down and under 'normal' driving conditions these symptoms
>disappear completely.
>
>My trusted MG guru people could not see the cause on first examination
>after dropping the box (yes, and engine) and so will have to start
>dismantling it at $45 p/h... I was wondering if anyone might offer the
>suggestion which might shorten their search ;-) (as annoying as my
>looking over their shoulders and second-guessing them might be).
>
>Fire away... I need a few bucks left in my pocket to pay for all those
>other bits and pieces that will get me through scrutineering in August!
>
>
>
>Eric
>'68MGB MkII
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