(11-01-2019, 12:52 PM)Terrytuned Wrote: Simon one of the problem with the 3syncro 4spd box is the 1/2nd syncro hub can over throw and the balls and springs jump out and jam the
hub and you cannot select or deselect 1st or 2nd gears the 2syncro box does not have this problem.
Terry.
Yes you're right Terry, weak / stuck detent springs are part of the equation too, that's more or less the same thing that happened to mine only the hub also tilted off the end of the shaft and locked in place. It took some dislodging even with the box out of the car. I don't think this can happen if the detent balls and springs are good and the end play is within reasonable limits. My box hadn't seen maintenance in a long while. I wrote a brief account of the incident in A7CA mag 1997D if perchance you have a copy Simon.