[Spridgets] Ribcase woes

Gerard Chateauvieux pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com
Mon Aug 3 12:39:04 MDT 2009


Hi Frank,

I have rebuilt at least a half dozen of these without any problem. I  
did one only a couple months ago. What is it you need to know?

Gerard

On Aug 3, 2009, at 11:00 AM, spridgets-request at autox.team.net wrote:

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> Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:25:51 -0400
> From: Frank <spritenut at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Spridgets] Ribcase woes
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> I recently acquired a really good condition ribcase tranny from Jay F
> and he had no idea of it's condition.
> So today after cleaning up my downed tree from Friday's mini  
> tornado or
> what ever blew through Toms River and turned it into a war zone, I
> checked out the tranny.
> Initially I discovered the layshaft was not there and the laygear  
> was on
> the bottom of the case.
> I had a good layshaft so I pulled the tranny apart found the laygear
> thrust washers in the case, also the shifter lock out balls in the  
> case.
> After 4 or 5 times R&Ring the guts, I finally had it right, or so I  
> thought.
> It shifts fine but the gears do not move. No neutral, or any gears,
> nothing spins but it all did until I put it all together.
> Why is it I can take these things apart but they NEVER go back  
> together
> and work?
> I used 3 different manuals, Autopress, Bentley, and Haynes. It is
> assembled correctly.
> Now I have 13 dead transmission many with good gears and synchros with
> in spec but not one of them works.
> I would really like to get 1 or 2 in working order for future project
> cars and or spares for current drivers.
> Anybody know trannys other than Paul, I hate bugging him every time I
> ruin another gearbox ;)
>
> -- 
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> My own Fleet of Sprites


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