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Rootes Manual WSM.143/144
Section E (Gearbox)
1st Re-issue
Page 5


7. Support the countershaft gear with a wire hook. Working from the front of the case, push the countershaft out of the rear of the case as shown In Fig. 4.
Lower the countershaft to the bottom of the case with the wire hook. Remove the hook.

8. Place the lst/2nd speed gear shift iever, and the reverse shift lever in the neutral position.
Place the 3rd/4th speed gear’ shift lever in the 3rd speed position.

9. Remove the bolt that retains the 3rd/4th speed shift rail detent spring and the plug in the left side of the case as shown In Fig. 5. Remove the spring and plug with a magnet.

10. Remove the detent mechanism setscrew from the top of the case. Remove the detent spring and plug with a magnet.

11. Remove the attaching screw from the 3rd/4th speed shift fork. Tap on the inner end of the shift rail to unseal the expansion plug from the front of the case. Then withdraw the 3rd/4th speed shift rail from the front of the case. Do not lose the interlock pin from the shift rail.

12. Remove the attaching screw from the lst/2nd shift fork. Slide the lst/2nd speed shift rail out of the rear of the case.

12. Remove the attaching screw from the lst/2nd shift fork. Slide the lst/2nd speed shift rail out of the rear of the case.

13. Remove the interlock plug and the detent plug from the top of the case (Fig. 5) with a magnet.

14. Remove the snap ring that secures the speedometer drive gear to the output shaft. Slide the gear off the shaft, then remove the speedometer gear drive ball.

15. Remove the snap ring that secures the output shaft bearing to the shaft.

16. Remove the output shaft bearing as shown in Fig. 6.


Editors Note: Our thanks to Jim Boynton for contributing this page.



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