You can have some hope for GT Car Parts! That's a good sign! If they don't have them, they'll tell you straight, but I'd suspect they could have these. I just checked Superformance, Dennis McCann, and Eurospares, and Eurospares seems to stock these! Take a look and see if they have the flavor (thickness) you seek. I saw "In Stock" for many sizes. http://www.eurospares.co.uk/searchResult_one.asp?S=104726&TM=1&TMo=565&TA=1&TB=31034 And BTW, Yes! Non-Ferrari stuff really-really sucks
right scott, because if the gears are 0.5 mm left or right ( front or back ) it does not matter. but why you make so much work and looking for the right shim no.8? just check the size you need and put in an additional shim with the size you need. so I did it also without problem. also before you look for such shim you not know what size you need first to adjust the pattern of the CP. this you can do without shim no.8 only put in the layshaft with the new shim no. 21, let all the gears out and put in the bearing no. 23. then on this bearing you put on a long metal hose that you may adjust the preload of both bearings with the nut no. 16 for this all you don´t have to put all the gears in and out always. that is why I told you before first to adjust the preload of the pinion ( lay ) shaft. because then you know exactly when you change the shim no. 21 what you need an additional size for shim no. 8 and for this you put in then an additional shim instead of a thicker shim. you understand all what I told you now? may be too good
Sorry you have to repeat yourself. I just want to make sure you said it right and that I understood it correctly, and then double check... My collection of shim stock shipped today along with a bunch more parts from Trutlands. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Soooo Romano, you broke your former girlfriend with your perfection....uh-huh...right...stick with the cars. High maintenance cars and high maintenance women cause too much friction.
better double and tripple check than one time less check that sounds great but this light could be an oncoming train what I don´t hope that is really right
Scott and Romano, Could you please give us important outline on working on this gearbox for future reference. ei: mainshaft comes out front,layshaft out the rear, which nuts are left handed etc? This would be very helpful for anyone doing this in the future. thanks Ago
Ya, it's kinds confusing having to read the whole thread. Here's where the process gets complicated. This should make is simple: After removing the shift forks, and the allen screw on top of the gearbox, take off the nuts on both mainshaft and layshaft. The layshaft has 1 nut and it's a right hand thread. The mainshaft has a nut on the front, it is left hand thread. The one on the back is right hand thread. After removing, press out the layshaft from the front pushing it to the back (or beat with aluminum hammer). You'll need to carefully pull out the gears and keep them in order as you are removing the shaft. After that, I tapped the mainshaft out the back far enough the pull the gears off the front of the shaft. Then reverse directions and push the mainshaft out the front. Do the same thing with the gears and remember to keep them in order. It may not be necessary to push the mainshaft to the back first but that's how it worked for me.
to get out the mainshaft it is no need to remove the rear nut. you see this on the picture mel put in, not even loosen.
Simple? Don't underestimate your efforts! Also... very much looking forward to learning how to set the pinion preload (if applicable) & height. Keep up the good work! Your documentation of this procedure is MUCH appreciated! Rgds, Vincenzo
Would have been nice to know that BEFORE I MADE THE TOOL TO DO IT! Oh well, I do have to put it back on....
sorry please, I realy forgot, but I remebered when I have seen mel`s picture, but at that time you already have been finished. but learning by doing is aways the best. also when you not do this job so often it could happen that you forget something, ony when you see and work on it you then remember. also getting older and forgetable
ONLY the Devil is old Romano, friend ! We pensionners are not yet old .... By the way, ist the TREFF with the UK bunch (Clive) in Mulhouse stil taking place this weekend ? Please make lots of photo's there !!
you are lucky as pensionner ! ! ! I still have to work more than 10 years, but I think I will work until I can not move anymore I don´t know ??? heard nothing anymore so I don´t know where? what time or from what time until what time??? may be we can read in the forum here some more soon
doh-dee-doh-dee-doh.....drumming my fingers on my desk.....Don't these people know that I have a project being held up because they are too slow to ship my shimstock??? Just talked to Artus Corp. in New Jersey this morning. My shim stock will arrive on Wednesday. Waterjet guy is waiting to cut these for me. Until then... I guess I'll go enjoy the south swell that's rolling in. Had to bump this thread because it was getting low on the list. Don't forget about me guys! I'm just at the mercy of UPS. The fact that I live on an island in the pacific doesn't help matters any... -------------- "Owning a Ferrari is like being a Heroin addict. It's so wonderful you just can't get enough. But eventually it will suck all the money out of you and leave you a strung out loser face down in a ditch. Yes, I still love my car......" QP
I´m still waiting to go on helping with informations if needed even I myself have problems with deciding what ECU-system I shall take. the more knowledge I get the more difficult to decide.
Shim stock has arrived! I'm heading to the waterjet cutter today! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The waterjet is a super cool tool. Wish I had one. Now I have lots of shims. Some as thin as tinfoil. And the project will go on!! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
