Bell Housing Cross Shaft Repair

BigSky
BigSky Senior Contributor
in HUDSON
Has anyone done this themselves & if so what insight can you provide?  The shaft is the blue line below:


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  • Glowplug
    Glowplug Expert Adviser
    check your email  :)
  • bob ward
    bob ward Senior Contributor
    I made a new cross shift a few years ago, what problem(s) are you trying to solve?
  • BigSky
    BigSky Senior Contributor
    Only problem is the play in the shaft front to back (as it sits in the car).  I’ve been told the slight play I have needs to be fixed.  Thus I’m wondering what others have done; fix or not; what tricks used to remove pins; replacement bushings; any other insight to the process.  
  • bob ward
    bob ward Senior Contributor
    You have 3 options, from easy to very hard they are:-
    Use what you have, make use of clutch linkage adjustment to get around slop in the cross shaft. 
    Find a bell housing with a better cross shaft.
    Remove the cross shaft, establish if the wear is in the shaft or the bell housing or both, rectify wear. Best to avoid this one unless you or a good friend have access to a machine shop. 

  • BigSky
    BigSky Senior Contributor
    Getting ready to finally get the coupe back together but wanted to share a short video I took of the play in the cross shaft on the left side of bell housing.  I’d like to fix it but just don’t have the ability to secure it to drill out or machine things for bushings once out. 

    https://youtube.com/shorts/JqU_CEHIzkA?feature=share

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