The gearbox is sort of a Chinese Puzzle, but (for the Spitfire at least) the Haynes book describes well enough how to do it.
Doug --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Clark W. Nicholls <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Clark W. Nicholls <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Spits] What's the next gearbox move???? > To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 7:13 PM > Trying to do all this in my head from 20-year ago memory > without the parts > in front of me... > > If the input shaft is out and the counter cluster is > dropped to the bottom > of the case and the rear clip is off the mainshaft outside > the bearing...... > > Can you pound carefully on the rear end of the mainshaft > with a 2x4 to > protect the threads (or something else likewise) to > increase the clearance > between the rear gears and the bearing? > Be sure the gears don't interface with the counter > cluster! > > Then move the mainshaft rearwards and bring the bearing out > of the case. > You may need to insert something between the rear gear and > the bearing to > prevent the mainshaft reassuming it's original > position. > > Slide the bearing off the mainshaft. > You need to remove the speedo drive gear first. > > Now you can tip the mainshaft up and remove > -Or- > Remove the clip holding the front gears on the mainshaft > and remove some to > allow you to tip up and remove. > > Something like that... > > Clark > Clark W. Nicholls > '72 Stag '74 Spitfire > "Reality... It's not what you think." > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > [email protected] > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
