Gearbox woes

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dopdog
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Re: Gearbox woes

Postby dopdog » Fri Apr 05, 2013 6:48 pm

Not with them softer than soft tyres I have just fitted they will be worn out in 2 laps :o also I have a fat bloke seat in my car :roll:

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I have only just fixed the engine and Rob breaks gearboxes

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Re: Gearbox woes

Postby RobMsport » Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:17 pm

dopdog wrote:Not with them softer than soft tyres I have just fitted they will be worn out in 2 laps :o also I have a fat bloke seat in my car :roll:

PS
I have only just fixed the engine and Rob breaks gearboxes --- Now now :o it's been in the car for nearly 6 yrs but not sure that 8000rpm has done it much good , since the replacement head went on in 2010 , after Brands and grabbing 2nd when after 4th :roll:

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Re: Gearbox woes

Postby David » Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:19 pm

jeffw wrote:Well enjoy as I can't get an entry.... :D


Didn't miss much really, Jeff. Dry track with some sunshine, but very cold. One driver with more power than skill (apparently) managed to spin onto the grass accelerating away from the start :o

Bevy of young ladies (Wiltshire's Women?) in orange jackets kept asking where the "debonair chap in the red car" was. We tried palming them off with Steve Broughton or Deecee, but they were having none of it ;)
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Re: Gearbox woes

Postby jeffw » Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:44 pm

hahahahaha


Very good :)

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Re: Gearbox woes

Postby RobMsport » Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:14 pm

Engine's out now and gearbox stripped of bellhousing/hydraulic clutch . Took the lid off , really hoping to see the roll pin partly out for an easy fix --------- no chance , looks perfect , no burrs on gears or rings plus there was absolutely no bronze residue in the totally clean oil I drained last week . All gears easily selectable so it's a chat with Brian Hill and a trip to KENT :(

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Re: Gearbox woes

Postby jeffw » Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:00 pm

RobMsport wrote:and a trip to KENT :(


And the problem with that is?

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Re: Gearbox woes

Postby dopdog » Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:27 pm

Its like being sent to Coventry :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Gearbox woes

Postby RobMsport » Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:14 pm

jeffw wrote:
RobMsport wrote:and a trip to KENT :(


And the problem with that is?

Well , I was hoping that it would turn out to be something simple that I could do myself -- rollpin :roll: Re -- KENT , it's there and back twice plus the repair cost , neither appeals much , apart from Brian's well known humour :D

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Re: Gearbox woes

Postby jeffw » Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:23 am

Well best of luck. Mine it blowing all its oil out the breather currently which I need to resolve....

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Re: Gearbox woes

Postby deecee » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:40 am

Nothing wrong with Kent, I spent my formative years living next door to Brands. What do you mean that explains everything :?:
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