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  1. Hello Rob,

    Thanks for replying to my post. it was very tight when I was undoing it, I have done this before, but fifteen years ago and I can't remember the details. Now you mention it, my torque wrench goes up to 110 ft/lb and I gave it a bit extra. I will do the same again in that case.

  2. Hello, I fitted an electronic fuel injection system to my Vitesse about 5 years ago (A kit from classic fuel injection). I have done about 6000 miles and the gearbox was beginning to complain a bit; rumbling in neutral and noisy first gear. I have stripped down the gearbox, it is an 1850 Dolomite box built into a vitesse 3 rail casing, with a J type overdrive.

    On examination, the lay gear that I purchased from BL in the mid 90's for the princely sum of £21, has worn through the bearing surface on the internal needle roller bearings. I have tried to find a replacement, but have not had much luck. I contacted Canley Classics, with a brief history of the gearbox; I received a short reply, stating that I should take it to a good machine shop and have proprietary sleeves fitted.

    I took the lay gear to my local machine shop, who I have used for 30 years. They asked me which sleeves to fit, where did they come from, did I mean phosphor bronze bushes to run directly on the lay shaft. They are happy to do what I ask, but I am not sure what to tell them. I was hoping I would take it in to them and pick it up in a week or so, ready to fit. However, things are rarely that easy.

    Reading through some of the forum posts, it seams that a sleeve can be fitted and a caged roller bearing can be used in place of the original loose rollers. Does any one have the details for these parts, so that I can give them to my machine shop with exact instructions or even supply the parts as a kit?

    Many thanks, in advance.

    Graham Harvey.

     

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