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I recall seeing photos of a hoist someone made to R&R the gearbox. The
tricky bit was dealing with the center of gravity which is well forward of
the scuttle - required an arrangement of multiple bars and chains as I
recall.
Looks like a lot of work to me but an elegant solution nonetheless.
Geo
On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:26 PM, John Summers <rivers2hills@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I gather from many replies concerning my TR6s inability to go in gear
> that the transmission has to come out for the clutch fork or pins to
> be replaced.
> Never being a person to exercise sound judgement OR mechanical
> skill, I'm considering making an apparatus to put over the car to hoist
> said transmission from the car. I have the Bentley service manual and
> of course it seems to simplify the process. Out/In voila, all fixed.
> Friends, this comes from a 67 year old guy who took two months
> to R&R the clutch MC and slave cylinders and a week to get them bled.
> ONLY to find the darned thing wouldn't go into gear. That wiped out
> top down journeys last spring and summer. I have seen plans and
> a video or two on building your own hoist. Not soon though,
> we only have $3.00 in our bank account to live until Wednesday:))
> BUT, there IS a dumpster down the street full of lumber. Wish me luck!!
>
>
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mp;R the gearbox.=C2=A0 The tricky bit was dealing with the center of gravi=
ty which is well forward of the scuttle - required an arrangement of multip=
le bars and chains as I recall.</div><div><br></div><div>Looks like a lot o=
f work to me but an elegant solution nonetheless.</div><div><br></div><div>=
Geo</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On=
Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 7:26 PM, John Summers <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D=
"mailto:rivers2hills@yahoo.com"; target=3D"_blank">rivers2hills@yahoo.com</a=
>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Luc=
ida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><di=
v>I gather from many replies concerning my TR6s inability to go in gear=C2=
=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr">that the transmission has to come out for the clu=
tch fork or pins to</div><div dir=3D"ltr">be replaced.</div><div dir=3D"ltr=
">Never being a person to exercise sound judgement OR mechanical</div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">skill, I'm considering making an apparatus to put over the =
car to hoist</div><div dir=3D"ltr">said transmission from the car.=C2=A0 I =
have the Bentley service manual and</div><div dir=3D"ltr">of course it seem=
s to simplify the process. Out/In voila, all fixed.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">F=
riends, this comes from a 67 year old guy who took two months</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">to R&R the clutch MC and slave cylinders and a week to get the=
m bled.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">ONLY to find the darned thing wouldn't go=
into gear.=C2=A0 That wiped out</div><div dir=3D"ltr">top down journeys la=
st spring and summer.=C2=A0 I have seen plans and</div><div dir=3D"ltr">a v=
ideo or two on building your own hoist.=C2=A0 Not soon though,</div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">we only have $3.00 in our bank account to live until Wednesday:))=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">BUT, there IS a dumpster down the street full of lum=
ber.=C2=A0 Wish me luck!!</div></div></div><br><br>
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