[tcb] Re: What we do for our busses
- From: "w.wood" <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 11:27:09 -0400
Type 1 transaxles (of which the early bus uses) are notorious for 4th gear
slider problems. They wear and eventually start popping out of 4th gear.
The old shade tree fix was to install a bungee cord, literally to hold the
shifter in place in fourth gear. Either that or hold your hand on the
shifter.
With the later Type II transaxles (68 up) the gears, sliders and everything
are much robust so the popping 4th isn't an issue.
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:35 AM, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Are you sure you need a tranny? A little while after I got the '68
> running, he had shifting problems and could make some scary growling noises.
> My mechanic fiddled with him and the shifting sort of improved but the
> growling got worse. It wouldn't happen until after driving a good number of
> miles. The mechanic and many others jumped right to "It's time for a new
> tranny. Growling means new tranny, duh Julie!". So I bought a core and
> brought it to Austin's finest tranny guy and waited and waited for it to be
> built and then handed over a heavy chunk of change and brought the new
> tranny home.
>
> A friend was over and took the '68 for a spin and said, let's start with
> the throw out bearing and we did and in the process of replacing that we
> found that the little bearings where either missing or royally chewed up in
> the flywheel nut. So we replaced that a no more growling. But I must admit
> that the '68 has yet to become a daily driver because of his electrical
> quirks, but he has gone a few thousand miles, I still suppose the growling
> could make a comeback.
>
> But at this point I figure the '71 will get the new tranny before the '68.
>
> My 2 cents which probably isn't worth much,
>
> Julie
>
>
>
> On Jun 1, 2011, at 10:08 PM, singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> You came to the right place, 15.00 ,take two aspirin and come back and see
> me next week. "There is a fine line between hobby and insanity.
>
> Paul Smith
> Transporters@The Point 8
> October 7,8 and 9 ,2011
> Morgan's Point Resort Texas
>
> --- On *Wed, 6/1/11, Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] What we do for our busses
> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 9:13 PM
>
> Murray has lost 4th gear. I have adjusted and cleaned and taken the
> shifter apart and there is no way around it, he needs a new transmission.
>
>
>
> I want to go to a really good show in Springfield, MO on the 9th, so I
> have to get it together pretty quick to do that. As I was working my ass off
> to try any trick I could think of to make the damaged tranny work for, at
> least a little while, it occurred to me that I ought to just walk away. This
> hobby should not take all I have. So what if this old piece of outdated
> metal doesn’t work. Why should it matter more than if a blender in the
> kitchen broke? If a replacement cost on a blender was too much, you would
> just go without a freakin’ blender until you found one cheap.
>
>
>
> But, no. I have to stop every damn thing and fix Murray. It’s a sickness. I
> need a support group.
>
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