Detent ball /spring/ and plunger

silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 5 Oct 2006, 8:31 pm

#541426

I am currently swapping a gearbox in my beetle. the box I am putting in has the 3 aluminium plugs missing, behind one of these is supposed to be the detent ball spring and plunger......
I thought I would take the ones out of my old box (ruined 2 doing it ) but there was no spring, ball or plunger in my old box ( this was a rebuilt box not original)
My question is do you need them??
I think as my old box didn't have them then they are not necessary
Could someone put me straight
where can I get two new plugs??
Silver

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silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 5 Oct 2006, 9:56 pm

#541482

wheres the gearbox gurus

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HS618 Officially Full-On Dubber

277 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 5 Oct 2006, 11:52 pm

#541547

Silver,
The spring and ball are located BEHIND the shaft you see when looking into the hole after removal of the aluminium plugs.
To change them requires the complete dismantling of the gearbox
Normally these dont fail, but an external check can be made by changing gears using the selector shaft and feeling for a positive and somewhat spring loaded engagement of each gear

silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 6 Oct 2006, 8:53 am

#541597

Thanks then they are still in there then.
so I just have to replace the plugs

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silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 7 Oct 2006, 11:37 pm

#542157

Thanks HS618,
I turned some plugs up at the friendly mechanic, alls good and the job is done and I'm back on the road
Cheers
Silver

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