Thanks Mate. I'm glad your enjoying the pics....I'll keep the updates coming :-)Originally Posted by test1328
Hodakaguy
Thanks Mate. I'm glad your enjoying the pics....I'll keep the updates coming :-)
Hodakaguy
Let the fun begin....reassembly time!
With NOS shift forks in hand it's time to assemble the Shift Tower. I had disassembled it again since my previous post so I could prep/paint the tower while I waited for the NOS shift fork to arrive.
A little wear on the old fork.
Getting ready to install the shift rails & forks.
Inserting the indent spring, there is one spring/ball per shift rail.
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Then the indent ball goes in on top of the spring.
I used a small punch to compress the indent ball/spring while also pushing inward on the end of the shift rail, you need to compress the ball far enough to allow the shift rail to pass through into the shift tower.
Positioning the shafts so that the shift rail interlock will fall down and allow the 2nd shift rail to slide all the way into the tower.
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Both shift rails, shift forks and retaining roll pins installed.
Starting to assemble the main shaft....NOS goodness.
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Low/Reverse sliding gear, 2nd gear and synchronizer blocking ring on the main shaft. A liberal coat of assembly lube on the 2nd gear bushing and the blocking ring. You just want to place the blocking ring on lightly so it doesn't bind onto 2nd gear, it should spin freely.
Synchronizer assembly slid onto the shaft.
Installing the snap ring that holds the synchronizer assy onto the main shaft.
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Assembled. Check that the blocking ring still spins freely.
Bagged to keep it clean until it's ready to go into the case.
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Next up is assembling the needle bearings into the cluster gear.
I'm using a dummy/installation shaft made out of Delrin to assemble the needle bearings and spacers onto. I was going to build an installation shaft/tool myself but Sal at vintage Jeeper has these units already sized correctly and ready to go, so I just added to cart...bam :-). The bearings are assembled onto the installation shaft then the entire assembly is inserted into the cluster gear. The cluster gear is installed in the transmission case then later the actual shaft will be driven into the case and through the cluster gear, pushing the installation shaft out of the case in the process and keeping the bearings nicely in place on the actual shaft.
The original bearing spacer is placed on the installation shaft/tool along with a washer on either side.
Here I'm using some O-rings to hold the needle bearings in place as I assemble them onto the shaft. After the first row of needle bearings are all in place another washer is installed then another set of bearings and another washer. Two sets of bearings and three washers on each end.
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Applying assembly lube on the needle bearings.
Sliding the shaft/bearing assembly into the cluster gear. Once the shaft/bearings are slid into the cluster gear up to the O-ring you cut/remove the O-ring and continued to slide the assembly into the gear, cutting and removing the O-rings as you get to them.
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