It seems to me that the two pins(listed as one short and one long) that hold the bayonet cap just press in and one is longer and also locates the gear lever so is it possible someone has put them in the wrong holes ?
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OK let's try again.
The lever has a sphere at the bottom with a grove in it which is used to align, see picture below
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There is a corresponding pin on the inside which it slides on, see picture below
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On my other two gearboxes this pin is on the oposite side and therefore my gear lever fits correctly.
Obviously this one doesn't.
The only explanation I can see is that there are two part numbers for the gear levers and in changing them they put the pin and slot the other way round.
Heaven knows why?
Any ideas?
Adrian
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Thanks Paul for deleting the threads.
I made the mistake of pressing enter twice, I am sorry if this has caused any issues.
I couldn't delete the thread even after looking at the FAQ section which implies it doesn't always work.
I will take the virtual slap on the wrist and hope I don't do it again.
Regards
Adrian
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Could the pins in the wrong way be that it is from the Triumph version of the gearbox?
I think it is right as my gearbox is the same.
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IMG_4078.JPGLast edited by meverett; 17-09-17, 05:23 PM.
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Hi Adrian, I think the extension in your picture above is a marina one and looking at some mg midget gearboxes I think your lever is from an MG. Can the pins be turned around?
Cheers, Martin.
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I have not yet checked part numbers, but who is to say that on some cars the driving position was not such a long reach to the gearshift as in a Roadster, and the gear sticks were actually angled a different way. There are certainly a range, mostly Triumph, of cars from Heralds, Dolomites TR7's, Marina and Itals that used the same single rail gearbox design.
40 years on, who is to be sure that the part you are looking at is actually what it purports to be!
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