Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

oz_ek · Post by **oz_ek** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:30 pm

So you'll be doing the other side tomorrow?

In the Shed · Post by **In the Shed** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:51 pm

oz_ek wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:30 pm So you'll be doing the other side tomorrow?

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:34 pm

Nice blokes but yeah…………NAH!

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Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Fri Mar 11, 2022 10:30 pm

On to the all synchro conversion. This early HQ box seems good. There is a bit of lash in the clutch gear as well as first and second. The shift mechanism seems very good.

I do have to others I could look at.

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Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:10 pm

Decided to go ahead with this box as it looks pretty good. The input shaft bearing appears to be secured to the shaft by a left hand threaded retainer that requires a flat 1 5/8" (from memory) spanner.

Stripped the box and main shaft but in the process dropped the mainshaft. Luckily I broke the fall....

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Blackdog · Post by **Blackdog** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:32 pm

Oh no Clay.

Is the shaft ok?

Blackdog

Brett027 · Post by **Brett027** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:57 pm

Gee Clay, that would sting

In the Shed · Post by **In the Shed** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 9:11 pm

Ouch……

Post by **Blacky** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 9:58 pm

It could have been worse……….

….. it could have happened to me

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:15 pm

Yeh the shaft is ok heh heh…..

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FireKraka · Post by **FireKraka** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:37 am

Clay I wouldn't have expected anything less, got to sacrifice the body to save a good part

60Special · Post by **60Special** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 12:17 pm

Going by the clean cuts, the teeth seem alright on the main shaft gears.
That will sting for a bit.

FbSTDwagon · Post by **FbSTDwagon** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:24 pm

That looks like it going to sting for a while mate!

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:43 pm

Yer I’ll just add it to my current crop of malaises. Asthma, long Covid, alchohol and drug abuse, poor diet and general old age. Oh yeah, nearly forgot self abuse, heh, heh…

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Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:20 pm

Thanks to Brett, another piece in the puzzle.

Clutch slave adapter.

Waiting for a hktg workshop manual to turn up so I can work out how the synchro assembly's go back together. There are two different types of energising springs and in not sure which go in which hub as it isn't obvious. Closest thing I have to go on is a VH manual as the 4 speed is meant to be similar. One obvious difference apart from the extra gear is synchro on reverse. You know what that means.

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