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Sports gearbox top query - Chris.Dallas - 18-02-2022
Hi all,
Anyone know what the purpose of the rod is? I thought it was a mod just on ours, however have noticed it on at least 1 other genuine top. I thought possibly something to do with the choke cable?
RE: Sports gearbox top query - Ruairidh Dunford - 18-02-2022
Did you ask the other genuine top owner??
RE: Sports gearbox top query - Hedd_Jones - 18-02-2022
Crikey, I've got two normal tops cracked straight through there. There isnt a lot of material
RE: Sports gearbox top query - Chris.Dallas - 18-02-2022
MV…. Gearbox top seems to show same detail…
RE: Sports gearbox top query - Henry Harris - 19-02-2022
Yes, MV 1344 is the same.
RE: Sports gearbox top query - Chris.Dallas - 19-02-2022
Any ideas for the purpose? Our car was rigged post was with hand controls as the owner had lost his left leg! Always thought might have been something related to that.
Possibly a guide for the choke cable?? Hole does look rather small though.
Regards
Christopher
RE: Sports gearbox top query - Malcolm Parker - 19-02-2022
It almost looks like it should secure the end of a spring, but why?
RE: Sports gearbox top query - RossV - 19-02-2022
Have never seen one. Creative thinking………Would it be part of a gate mechanism to stop from hitting reverse when changing 1st to 2nd?
RE: Sports gearbox top query - Tony Betts - 19-02-2022
as hedd suggests.
these tops are week in this area. trying to sort a good top for a customer i cleaned 3 or 4 before i found a good one without crack.
only thing is, is what to do with the cracked ones.
my first thought, having a hole in the endof that pin. was to retain a spring.
is it common for sports gearboxes to jump out of 2nd when racing.
tony.
RE: Sports gearbox top query - Steve kay - 19-02-2022
The dogs sent a message saying that they are not amphibians, and refuse to set foot outside the back door. I was overcome by anorak behaviour and went instead to the workshop for a little gearbox spotting.