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[nicklouse]

Yes and yes. Hence the question. It moves and then stops.

[imack]

Yes and yes. Hence the question. It moves and then stops.

Does this drilling in the case give access to the detent bore?

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[nicklouse]

Done those.  It’s the one under the big nut on the front.

[imack]

I thought the big nut was just a blinking plug unless you had a reverse light fitted. Didn't think it had anything to do with reverse detent.
I don't have a Haynes manual to hand to refer to at the moment.

Edited by imack, 02 March 2020 - 05:28 PM.

[nicklouse]

Well I just have the sealing cap with a spring and a plunger that is operated selector rod. It may have just had the cap put on at some time. But it was a gold/silver seal box when I picked it up.

[imack]

Ok, just had a look at my spare gearbox, removed nut and there's a spring and plunger.
I wedged a straight pick into the hole in the plunger and it came straight out.
If you can stop it revolving you might be able to run a small tap down it to withdraw it

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[imack]

Double post

Edited by imack, 02 March 2020 - 05:27 PM.

[nicklouse]

Ok, just had a look at my spare gearbox, removed nut and there's a spring and plunger.
I wedged a straight pick into the hole in the plunger and it came straight out.
If you can stop it revolving you might be able to run a small tap down it to withdraw it

Nice I can now see what I am trying to get at. Have a pick as well. Will try later.

[nicklouse]

Ok, just had a look at my spare gearbox, removed nut and there's a spring and plunger.
I wedged a straight pick into the hole in the plunger and it came straight out.
If you can stop it revolving you might be able to run a small tap down it to withdraw it

snap

was not coming out at first every time you started to lift there was a metal clunk and it fell off so ran the pick around the edge and then out it came

[imack]

Ok, just had a look at my spare gearbox, removed nut and there's a spring and plunger.
I wedged a straight pick into the hole in the plunger and it came straight out.
If you can stop it revolving you might be able to run a small tap down it to withdraw it

snap

was not coming out at first every time you started to lift there was a metal clunk and it fell off so ran the pick around the edge and then out it came

I'll have to have a look at the box in my car as I've rebuilt it several times and just don't remember there being a spring and plunger under that nut (it too was also a silver seal 1275gt box I bought in the mid 80's)
How does the plunger interact with the shift shaft? My memory fails me, I don't remember there being a detent.
My spare box has my old engine sitting on it so I can't easily have a look at it.

[nicklouse]

well the box went off to be washed. and will be going back again as i was not happy with some stuff still on it.

 

also been drilling and thinking.

the thinking part do i fit a plug or continue the threads through?

next was a thread needed an insert

this tilting table is so useful.

for fun.

 

the old and new

 

 

[GraemeC]

I don’t think I’ve seen an oil pick up pipe boss like that - they usually have the bolts going through from the outside into the threaded flange of the pick up pipe.

[nicklouse]

I don’t think I’ve seen an oil pick up pipe boss like that - they usually have the bolts going through from the outside into the threaded flange of the pick up pipe.

You may not we welded it up so we could use a banjo fitting for the remote filter. I am going back to standard as I now have the dog box.

 

 

Edited by nicklouse, 07 March 2020 - 11:18 PM.

[GraemeC]

Personally I’d return it to the standard setup then - two less bolts that could fall into the gearbox if they happened to work loose and you don’t have to drill the pick up out.

 

My remote filter uses a male thread and a 90 degree fitting. The banjo does look a neat approach.

[nicklouse]

holes extended and threads cut.

 0nly there as we put them before. will not be defunct.