[craigayl]

Excaliber

I stated in my first post that "Maybe this is an illusion" because I think we have all been fooled by pictures, but I really do not think this is the case.

As I stated later, examine the failed gears closely. Properly aligned gears should have failed straight across. There is something going on here that has not been nailed down yet. AND... It's my understanding that the picture of the lone gear IS from Fordfan69.

One thing I would bet on though is that this failure had nothing to do with improper shifting...... NOTHING….. UNLESS it’s claimed that shifting to 3rd and standing on it is improper…. Now how ridiculous is that???

Reading through the posts, I have to agree with Ed/eschaider that maybe everyone does not understand the operation of this transmission and can be misled by a statement that the transmission was not shifted fully into gear. Those two gears that failed do not move, or should not move, side to side at any time. They are constant mesh gears that are designed to be perfectly aligned at all times.

A shift occurs when the syncro ring, that round smooth shiny ring with the grove in the middle of it slides across the syncro hub, that part with teeth that you see under the syncro ring. It continues and slides over the blocking ring, that brass looking thing with tiny teeth and then finally slides over those tiny teeth, called dog teeth, next to the blocking ring. When the syncro ring bridges the syncro hub, blocking ring and dog teeth, you are locked into gear. NOW.. Look at the size and condition of the dog teeth, which are by the way in perfect condition AND look at the size and condition of the failed teeth. IF shifting had anything to do with this failure, the dog teeth would be gone, NOT the gear teeth.

Sorry if this is elimentry. I just want to be clear on why I don't belive this failure had anything to do with shifting

Craig