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madonminis

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11th Apr, 2014 at 11:52:19am

I have installed a new locktab on the first motion shaft.
The gearbox is all back together (just about) and torqued up. But for the love of god I can't bend the locktab over first motion shaft retaining nut. The trouble is that it's so tight against the drop gear I can't get anything behind it to lever it into a suitable position.

Just posted in case someone had a handy little hint for how to do this.
Cheers guys

Matt

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adcyork

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11th Apr, 2014 at 12:43:40pm

Sharp chisel between the two and give it a tap just to pull it away then get a set of mole grips on it to fold it over

madonminis

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11th Apr, 2014 at 12:58:34pm

Can't get my chisel in because of the curve on the gear and locktab.

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11th Apr, 2014 at 08:31:06pm

The OEM ones are a pain minispares do a thinner one now as standard and its easy just bending it over with a screw driver, and their not expensive under 3 ponds

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11th Apr, 2014 at 09:44:03pm

Lock tabs suck!

On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem.

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14th Apr, 2014 at 03:45:01am

Gday mate, piss the lock tab off and use loctite. tab washers are made of soft tin and will compress over time. leaving the gear and bearing loose on the 1st motion shaft. We have not use one in 25 years.(race or road) Cheers Ben. Old Car Gearboxes Australia.*smiley*
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