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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