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 posted on May 3rd, 2003 at 12:36 AM |
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Real world stuff, its harder than typing
I am typing here with dirty finger nails.
I did something unusual for myself these days.....
went out into the garage and worked underneath the Car this evening.
- checking for reasons for poor shifting- was hoping loose gearbox mount.
Fruitless search. I fear my gearbox is Stuffed.....................
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Should have stuck to the computer,
easier to work on the problems in cyber space.
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| posted on May 3rd, 2003 at 12:51 AM |
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nah, you should see the meltdown on newbeetle.org.
Recent blow in reactionary right wing forces have forced two of the most prolific posters (who also happen to be gay and probably left wing) to leave
the .org. In addition, someone has substituted an Evil Bitch for one of the other most prolific posters, driving even more people away.
I reckon getting close and personal with grease has to be better than that.
Andrew
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| posted on May 3rd, 2003 at 01:20 AM |
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Oh Oh, 
I'm heading out to the garage again.................................
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| posted on May 3rd, 2003 at 09:59 PM |
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The mechanic suggested a Very slow shift approach - give the synchro a chance to turn the gear.
Helps a little , but alas the gearbox will have to be spares....
Never had a sychro die on me before, I'm very hard on the geaboxes but they are up to the punishment.
I guess the parts are getting Very old now , at 35 years for the gearbox - looks like I'll have to spend the money they deserve and Fix them
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| posted on May 4th, 2003 at 01:52 AM |
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You wanna see what hard on a gear box is...
Join me on the dunes baby! You can be co-pilot and watch out for the tree line.
[size=4]Bronze.[/size]
Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
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| posted on May 4th, 2003 at 02:27 AM |
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Bronze - maybe you could have one of those Gigantic whip antennas on the front bumper with blind spot mirror - Help you see Over the Dunes...
Man that was scarey story.
Glad that You and the Dog 's are OK.
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| posted on May 5th, 2003 at 10:58 AM |
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im a proud gearbox killer from hell.
My synchros get bent and broken before they have time to wear out. Only broken 1 gear though. But there was the time when I forgot to put oil in the
box.
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Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
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| posted on May 5th, 2003 at 11:10 PM |
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Chris I guess that the large gear at bottom of pic is first , what happened to second? Was it Gravy?
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| posted on May 6th, 2003 at 10:45 AM |
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Thats 1800 kombi second gear set.
I dont know what its problem was. That box and I used to get on so well. OK we had our ups and downs, every now and then in a moment of weakness
I'd get reverse instead of second. Sometimes I'd get overexcited and prematurely change. But on the whole we had fun. We'd flat change
with 18psi boost. Never without sufficient foreplay, driving around the pits warming brakes. Then one day at Bathurst she just spat the dummy. A big
bang followed by nasty rumbling and she was gone. No warnings whatsoever.
Not to worry. Her loss. Now I'm using someone elses box, and he doesnt even mind! we havent quite figured out each other yet, still fumbling
around in the dark. She's got totally different ratios with a huge 1st, not at all what I am used to. Hopefully at nambucca we will click and not
have to use 3rd at all.
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| posted on May 6th, 2003 at 10:22 PM |
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Twas love at first shift...but alas she's gone.
Thats quite impressive Type 4 gearbox, so they are not "unbreakable ".
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| posted on May 6th, 2003 at 10:44 PM |
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shit no. hellbug built heaps of them for some guy in darwin. A mud racer or something. With those big paddle tyres. You have to be pretty brutal
though and have no respect. I dont think you would ever break one on a street tyred street car.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
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