gear selector problem
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Hello my fine turbo buddys! after a long time coming i have got my first turbo engine in it hole! after concting the gear selector shaft to it i found i was un able to get any gears, on closer inspecstion i found that the selector pin in the gear box has been bent just befor it go's in to the diff housing!!! aaarrrrrrrrr was what i said!

do you think if i bend it back it will get the gears or do i look into stripping the gear box and replace!!!!! please help it isn't bent that bad!!!!

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You could try bending it but its 1/2" thick. Youll probably have to replace the shaft.
Paul

I seriously doubt it!

thanks paul like i said it's not that badly bent, also is there a way to replace it without having to take the gearbox off???/

70 mph oil feed pipe pop!!!!!

Personally I would try and bend it back, you've got nothing to loose really.

Maybe a bit of localised heat could help to bend it back?

Have you tried to select the gears by hand with the linkage disconnected, or is it the bend limiting its travel?

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i think the bending is limiting travel but that was my thought some heat and a steddy wack with my LITTLE hammer!!! !

70 mph oil feed pipe pop!!!!!

Be careful you don't damage the diff casing bending it.

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How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

danny also had this problem with his (pot_dan) but he ended up having to change gearbox it was never right after he bent it back :(

remember to change both the outer seal and the inner one (the ring wuith an 0-ring behind it usually) if you are going to heat it up they will likely melt

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Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

i doubt it would be any good after beding back as its held in place by ally and that will proberly crack the main case. and needs to be a true slide inside the main metal runner.

box out job realey to do it proper and replace with a staright one

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

i think you can get uprated versions of these from she engineering (the place that sold those mechanical clutch conversion iirc)cheaper than a genuine one costs?

dont have a link to hand though.

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Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

Ah but isn'nt that the selector "fork" shaft not the slector shaft,

It is ..... however there doesn't seem to be anything on the other shaft on the site. I rang him today about something else and hoping he'll get back to me, I'll ask for details then .....

at least it's teh right site ... which is a start .... LOL

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

just to let you all know i have solved the problem. it only need a slight tap back and now moves very freely i can get all of the gears too

thanks for the tips

70 mph oil feed pipe pop!!!!!

congratulations!

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3