[Spridgets] Ribcase woes

[Gerard Chateauvieux]

Geez, my reply actually went through?

~g

On Aug 3, 2009, at 3:27 PM, Michael Rowe wrote:

> I have three in unknown condition.  What do we need to know that is  
> not in the books?
>
> Michael Rowe
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerard Chateauvieux"  
> <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
> To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 2:39 PM
> Subject: [Spridgets] Ribcase woes
>
>
>> 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:
>>
>>>
>>> Message: 7
>>> Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:25:51 -0400
>>> From: Frank <spritenut at comcast.net>
>>> Subject: [Spridgets] Ribcase woes
>>> To: Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>>> Message-ID: <4A763C9F.7080102 at comcast.net>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>>
>>> 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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