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  1. gringeltaube

    1968 M35A2 W/W tranny problem

    Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: 1968 M35A2 W/W tranny problem The 2nd-3rd syncro hub has 4 keyways while for some reason the shaft is machined for only two. The two "missing" ones could only be cut using special tools since the surface of the shaft is hardened. In all these years and having worked on...
  2. gringeltaube

    1968 M35A2 W/W tranny problem

    Sorry, I always just wrote 3053 but meant the 3053A of course. And i'm still waiting for someone to take pics and count gear teeth for comparison of both models...! G.
  3. gringeltaube

    1968 M35A2 W/W tranny problem

    I guess that at a certain time Turner Manuf. Co. in the UK had been contracted to convert NOS 3052 trannys into 3053s swapping out the 4 parts involved: input shaft & gear (22T -> 29T), its counter-gear (48T->42T) as well as 5th gear (28T->25T) and 5th counter-gear (42T->46T). I had two of these...
  4. gringeltaube

    1968 M35A2 W/W tranny problem

    I wouldn't bother with that gasket. Most trannys that I've pulled didn't have one. Its only interesting if you wanted to do much deep water fording. Yes, most probably you will find said keys sheared off. Without those the 2nd-3rd synchro hub will spin free on the (motionless) mainshaft. It...
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