MV Tooth Extraction, at Weare Rally - Transmission Problems

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

In my normal try to do something once and get it right the transmission is cleaned painted, ready to install and tomorrow I'll put it in and connect it all all up and hopefully have a truck back on the road.

As said earlier I completely disassembled the transmission to clean the dried out grease out of the bearings and inspect all the bearings. Once the transmission was all assembled sealed up all the opening and shaft and put it into the blast cabinet to soda blast the for paint.

Of course had to stop to build a blasting cabinet, something I had been meaning to do. Nice to clean something and not have blast media all over the place.

Once the transmission was nice and cleaned washed it down with really hot water (170F) and primed and painted it. Transmission is now hanging under the truck ready to be hoisted into position in the morning.

Pictures and report on success or failure tomorrow, I hope.

Cheers Phil