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bobbrown wrote:I spoke to Gerald at GST today, car was in getting the oil leak fixed, and I asked him about this specific issue and I now understand what is going on.
When the nut/nuts come loose if it/they back off too much it allows the shaft to move and that allows shims to drop down a step in the shaft, not sure if it main shaft or lay shaft forgot to ask that.
If this happens when you re-tighten the nut it causes the gear train to jam as the gears are not in the correct position.
His fix is to slacken the nut and briefly run the engine which spins the gearbox and with a bit of luck the shims end up in the correct position then tighten the nut again.
Bit fiddly but it save taking the box out, also he mentioned the fact these nuts are of the stake variety and should be changed as you need to re stake them much the same as the front hub nuts.
Bob
Brit-Car-Nut wrote:By now, Steve S. (DVB) will have seen your plight and will put up an expensive gearbox on eBay ...
Brit-Car-Nut wrote:Can you rotate the gears and see if the other gear is also broken?
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