30-08-2018, 09:31 AM
(30-08-2018, 08:41 AM)GK5268 Wrote:(29-08-2018, 09:50 PM)Colin Morgan Wrote: Hi,
When lining up the splines, I found it helped to mark a radial line on the gearbox output flange so it could be turned back to where it started if it got knocked during assembly. P rior to assembly, once the box was in gear, a trial rotation showed how the blind spline moved with respect to this mark. A mental note was made of the orientation of the mark before the gear box was moved forward with the splines lined up. Without the mark, I easily lost the track of position of the blind spline, but with it I could always set the blind spline back to the required angle.
Colin
That is what I do, last year I had the gearbox in and out about 5 or 6 times over a space of a few days (clutch disengagement problems - resolved by fitting a spacer between the gearbox & the crankcase) so I was getting proficient at doing this...
The correct clutch alignment tool is very useful indeed!
A little patience is required, or lots of it, never use force, I found the gearbox more manageable without the gearlever fitted.
I have a cente plate and agree it is very useful. Will be getting some 5/16 UNC threaded rods today to screw into top holes on bell housing — to act as guides and possibly help reduce some of the blasphemy.
Charles