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ChittI (AG tourer special) has a four speed box which I'm led to believe is a sports box it has an S marking (to go with the hydraulic brakes and Nippy carb and manifolds ) It is quiet & changes well,but tends to jump out of gear when accelerating unless I hang on to the gear lever. It goes with a clunk and almost seems to try to get straight into second!
In reverse there is some juddering. .the car has a hardy spicer propshaft.....Otherwise the clutch is smooth. ..where is the wear most likely? All the back axle/suspension joints are new/ok.
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Hi first place to look is a the detant springs and balls in the top of the gearbox. It is likely that one of the springs has failed, a common problem on sevens.
Juddering in reverse is common due to throttle pedal bounce, try the hand throttle and see it it improves.
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07-04-2020, 10:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-04-2020, 11:07 PM by David.H.)
Thanks I will try it on the hand throttle
Do you get at the springs/ball from the upper rear of the box.? ....there are a number (3?) of hex plugs there.
I have just found the "Cornwall" article on this subject and putting in new spring & ball looks possible without removing the box. Not dropping parts in the gearbox looks like a problem! !
The plugs are straightforward, but then removing the shaft and selector etc is the clever bit! Parts cost pennies!
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David, I doubt it is possible to withdraw the selector rods in situ? No doubt some clever dick will now chip in that he's done it a hundred times! Either way I'd have it out on the bench where you can make a proper job of it. A genuine sports box is surely worth a bit more effort. Warming up the casing makes it way easier to strip and re-assemble without hammers and cursing.
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This clever dick has done it, but I agree that having the box on the bench is the right answer. A small magnet on a bit of curtain wire can be very useful for recovering balls and bits of spring from the bottom of the gearbox. Do not assume that springs break in two: I have found a number of them in three pieces, so make sure to remove all of them.
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I love this forum for the banter between subscribers it really helps with the boredom covad19 has brought upon us with the lockdown. I refer to such things like in this thread when Chris KC makes some comment about some clever dick on here saying he’s done it a hundred times. Next entry by Robert Leigh, This clever dick has done it. Then goes on with his advice. Keep up with all the good advice lads and the banter.
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I gather from other conversations that Robert is not the only one who has managed it! Though most so far concede it is more easily and better done on a bench. It's gratifying indeed that most folks on here are only trying to help, and their egos are not so frail that they can't take the odd correction / conflicting opinion - and long may it last!
