[MR2] MkI ttransmissions, 5th gear

[Donald Chalfant]

And as Kurt said, the thrust washer.  Dirty oil is the culprit here. Failure 
to change regularly is (IMHO) the culprit.

> The link below suggests that the wear is on the gear and slider hub, not 
> the
> bearing alluded to in an earlier post.   Any other insights into which or
> both are more to blame?  I'd find it hard to believe a worn bearing with
> slight play is gonna be responsible--I'd think the gears are the story 
> here,
> but dunno for certain.
> Benn
> Oakland CA
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donald Chalfant" <dkchal at datasync.com>
> To: "Kurt Krueger" <telek2 at att.net>; "List, MR2" <mr2 at mr2.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [MR2] MkI ttransmissions, 5th gear
>
>
>> Take a look here. Not sure if the 50 and 52 have different gears and
>> forks,
>> but perhaps Aaron Willis can give us a cost of the parts listed on the
>> site.
>> http://www.mr2.net/trackdayqueen/fithgear.htm
>>
>>> My 86 has succumbed to the 5th gear pop out problem.  That was
>>> supposed to be a 'feature' of the C50 transmission, but my
>>> BGB says I have the C52.  Some sources indicate I actually
>>> have the C50.  Anyone know the real story here?  How can I tell?
>>> Also, was there another tranny in the NA line (C56 ????).
>>>
>>> I've got the chance of obtaining a tranny from an 87.  My
>>> intent is to mine the 5th gear cluster assuming it's good.
>>> I've verified that even if I have the C50, the 5th gears are
>>> the same.
>>>
>>> Now that's assuming the 87's gears are good.  Something that
>>> might be a crap shoot if indeed I have the C52 tranny.
>>>
>>> Anyway, how can I tell which tranny I have?
>>>
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