[Main Vintage Models Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Eric, Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by eric in vermont [Email] (#2058) [Profile/Gallery] (more from eric in vermont) on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:37:26 In Reply to: Eric,, Larry, Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:02:28 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

With respect to the pinion shaft nut, Jack has told me to (and I quote) "give it all you got" when it comes to tightening it. Twice the spec value (from memory the spec is 90 ft-lb) is what he told me. He cautioned about doing that with the other two shafts, but the pinion nut- crank it baby! Once you do that, you THEN check your R&P backlash and adjust if necessary.

I'll tell you though, I'm a little unclear on the latter adjustment. The literature all talks about shims beside the thick washers (which are big shims themselves) beside the big and small ring gear bearings. You're supposed to transfer side to side to adjust. I can't seem to find ANY when I disassemble a gearbox. All I see is the thick ones. I've asked Jack and he says they should be there. Jim Williams also mentions them. What am I missing???

I'm sure you all know of the other respected gearbox rebuilders in the US:

Tom Donney in Iowa.
Bud Clark in California.
Jack Ashcraft in Oregon (already mentioned).

And I hear of a couple other guys with the tools and experience to do it.

So here's something that I'd LOVE to do: go visit Jack L. and watch him do a rebuild from start to finish, videotape the process, and put together a DVD. And do the same for a performance V-4 rebuild. What a way to spend a week of vacation!! Capture as much as possible before he retires! That would be cool!

Eric in Vermont

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• Transmission Rebuild Experience, eric in vermont , Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:43:35
  • Re: Transmission Rebuild Experience, Bob Conolty, Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:05:30
  • Eric..kindly another question please., Larry, Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:52:55
    • Re: Eric..kindly another question please., eric in vermont , Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:27:27
      • Eric,, Larry, Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:02:28
        • Re: Eric,, eric in vermont , Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:37:26 <-- Viewing This Message
          • That would be incredible! I'll buy the DVD's!!!!! nm, Bob Conolty, Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:48:14
          • lol. that would be cool. thanks a million! n/m, Larry, Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:45:47
  • ERic, why shut up??, Larry, Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:18:56
    • Re: ERic, why shut up??, eric in vermont , Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:04:24
      • My experience with the V-4 transaxle, JimH, Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:08:21
      • Re: ERic, why shut up??, Ray Kopczynski , Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:35:29
      • Re: ERic, why shut up??, Bob Smith, Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:40:12

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