Gear shaft

[Snails]

I'm trying to understand where the shims go on the shaft

Do you have it in the order (from the top) casing > shim > O ring > shim >wishbone?

[bristolmod]

on the older 2 piece set up its (from the top):-

circlip
shim
o ring
shim

so on your later version, just omit the circlip.

Chris

[Grumpy225]

Has that whole piece been chromed? If it has, then there's your problem.

[Snails]

Thanks, no its not been chromed, just trying to understand where the bits go before fitting

[Snails]

So now its fitted I notice that stickys book says it should not the have the wishbone ends sitting too deep into the sliding dog and that if it does you can bend the arm of the wish bone to correct this? What's the best method to do this and can it be done in situ?

Mine obviously are looking a bit deep

[wack 63]

Big screwdriver works for me

[Snails]

Yep that seems to do the job

Funny thing is that even with the legs bent out a bit it seems to catch a little at a one point - the shaft spins freely apart from a certain point where it just stiffens up - its only noticeable when the dog is in first gear position. Cant really understand it as the dog is round. As, with the gear box assembled its possible to push past it turning the xmas tree by hand, I'm tempted to ignore it as assume that the feet of the wishbone will wear a little on use and it will eventually disappear or not be noticeable when driving. The layshaft does not stick if the wishbone is not engaged with the dog so it must be something like a high spot on the dog's wheely bit that only impacts when the feet things are pushed hard left?

[wack 63]

Seems to be a common thing probably caused by the selector having some float in the layshafts channels and the spring/ balls pushing against it. Once the endplate and oil are added it should be fine.

[Snails]

fantastic - I've just about had enough of refitting the gear selector and sliding dog after accidentally sliding the dog too far countless times (the layshaft was not far enough through the bearing). My neighbours are probably pleased too due to all the screaming and swearing that's been coming from my garage!