[s-cars] My 6-speed is dying/question

[Gabriel Caldwell]

That should work fine.  Somewhere there is a list of parts that you need
to convert a 5 speed to a 6 speed.  They are identical except for the
extra gear and the top drive ratio is the same.  IE 5th = 6th.  The
extra gear is squeezed in somewhere between 3rd and 5th.  Ned Ritchie
investigated this and noted the transmissions only differ with about 13
internal parts.  Note: All this information is from my personal
recollection so please do not take it as gospel, since brains as well as
syncros are known to fail.  :)

Gabriel Caldwell
Tsunami Solutions Ltd.
#202 - 2055 Boundary Road
Vancouver, BC Canada V5M 3Z1
voice: 604.299.5855
fax: 604.648.8158
e-mail: gabriel at ts.bc.ca
url: www.tsunamisolutionsltd.com

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From: Dave Burig [mailto:dburig at igsenergy.com]
Sent: October 16, 2003 9:58 AM
To: 'S-Car-List'
Subject: [s-cars] My 6-speed is dying/question

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Gentlemen (and Paul),

I have found out that the speed dependant knocking coming from what I
thought was a CV in on the prop shaft is actually the sound of a my
6-speed
(non CRB) dying.  Probably the mesh between the ring and pinion.  (Just
put
it in about 3 years/50K miles ago).  I understand that the ring and
pinion
must be replaced as a matched set.  My question is this:  If I can find
a
five speed with a good ring and pinion, can I install the gears from my
6-speed onto the pinion from the 5- speed, then re-install that assembly
into my 6-speed's housing?  I'm really not interested in buying another
6-$peed, but don't want to give up the extra gear.

DB...and the "B" don't stand for Braunschweig




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