Re: [lro] continuing gearbox fun

From: Winn Bearden (wbearden@americus.net)
Date: Tue Jan 21 2003 - 08:42:47 EST

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    Why can't a thin shim washer be used to line up the nut with the tab? A
    little experimentation with different thicknesses should get you both tight
    and lined up.

    Winn

    P.S. Hey Bill, got hitched yet?

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: William J. Rice <jarvis64@juno.com>
    To: <lro@koan.team.net>
    Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 5:03 PM
    Subject: Re: [lro] continuing gearbox fun

    >
    > J-L,
    > Thanks for the input. My first rrover tranny stood up to 5 years and
    > probably well over 70k miles w/ the 2.5l Pontiac engine. It died with
    > incredible good timing, on the last afternoon I took the rover off road
    > before doing the frameover. I've just had a run of bad
    > luck/well-deserved parts failure since then. I don't think the engine
    > puts out enough power to swamp a rover tranny.
    > Only problems I've had (which have resulted in SEVERAL swaps, since I
    > always have a spare tranny around): leaky (nonexistent, almost) seal
    > between gearbox and bellhousing (I wrecked the layshaft bearing in an
    > attempt to fix this w/ the box in situ), unexplained (uninvestigated)
    > transfer case failure in VA in July, and now persistent problems caused
    > by my failure to get the rear mainshaft nut tight enough on my last two
    > attempts (backed it off to line it up w/ the tabs on the special washer,
    > rather than modify nut or washer).
    >
    > So now I'm doing this swap just so's I won't have to for a long time, so
    > I want to do it right. As for the clutch disc, I just talked to Russel
    > Dushin, who lives across the Hudson from me, and he thinks he's got an
    > old one, so I should be all set on that.
    >
    > As for alternate trannys, if this one has any problems any time soon, I
    > will seriously, seriously consider one. I'm hesitant to undertake a
    > project that involves refabbing floor panels, tranny mounts, etc. I've
    > watched Keith Kreutzer in action on Roverzilla and I realize I'm not cut
    > from the same cloth as Keith, and my garage is certainly not cut from the
    > same cloth as Keith's. Heck, I don't even have a garage right now.
    > Hence the tranny rebuild on the coffee table.
    >
    > b
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