Hope your well,
Ciao! - Jim
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: Sorry to be so slow, been busy with
: family health problems for a long
: while. This weekend I re-posted the two
: pages showing my transmission
: conversion here:
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: http://www.westknoxrc.com/index.php/topic,2263.0.html
: I'll try to post it somewhere else
: later on, on a site more relevant to
: British cars.
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: Copy all. Thanks Dan! Standing by.
: Yeh, it's been an amazing ride. I was
: actually unprepared to really complete
: the whole thing! She's still
: experimental in my mind, but little by
: little, sniggles are being worked out
: and my confidence is building. I love
: the T50. What a great match it is for
: the GT6, ... even with all the foibles
: I had to overcome.
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: Hi Jim- Great to hear you're driving it
: some now, I've been following your
: progress online.
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: The page I had up with photos and
: details was deleted by comcast a year
: or so ago, when I changed isp's. I'll
: try to put it up again soon somewhere
: else. It will be a few days before I'll
: have the time to do it, so bear with
: me. I'll post the link here when done.
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: Hey Dan!
:
: I finally finished my 5-Speed CGT6.
: Still bunches of fiddly bits left, but
: she's mostly on the road. I have some
: folks interested in your Mod, but I'm
: not sure where to find your full
: description (with pics and Q&As)
: anymore. Is it still available
: somewhere? All I have saved is the
: text; the pics disappeared somehow.
:
: Thanks! - Jim
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: Jim- I think the ring in the photo
: you
: refer to might just be a big O ring
: that's fitted to the flange face. You
: can also see it in the second photo on
: the bench (by a hammer head), there it
: looks more like a O ring and groove.
: I'm guessing the later flanges just use
: a paper gasket. (as I see in my recent
: photos)
: On the case sealant- no worries about
: leaks, the metal powder is too fine.
: It's a standard item in the motorcycle
: industry, and what was used on the
: cases at the factory.
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: I pulled up the diagram of a T40, and
: yup
: - it had the washers/spacers of the
: tranny in your recent pics, so I'm sure
: the one you opened is an original T50.
: "And" the conical washers in
: the T40 diagram are called
: "springs" vs.
: "spacer" in the T50. This is
: really good news, because I don't have
: to worry about the conical washers OR
: the "wave springs" (Thanks
: Carter).
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: I am now almost positive that the
: spacer (33311F) called for is the
: "ring" laying on the floor in
: one of the photos you took of the
: original modification. I believe its
: purpose is to provide positive pressure
: from the front cover to the outer snap
: ring of the input bearing. This would
: lock the input shaft in place between
: the split cases and the front cover.
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: Any other theories out there on what
: 33311F's purpose is, and what we can
: use in its place?
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: Hey Dan: I've got some guy (who really
: is a transmission expert) giving me
: grief about the use of the conductive
: sealant between the split cases. I've
: told him it's for heat transfer, but
: he's concerned about the metal flakes
: in the conductive stuff ultimately
: allowing some leakage. I told him I'd
: check with you.
:
: So how have the T50s held up leak-wise?
:
: Thanks - Jim
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: Jim- I'm wondering if the washers are
: that critical or if even needed at all.
: (mabe why they are not on all drawings)
: It looks like the both bearing outers
: are trapped by the bell cover...and
: both shafts can't move forward with end
: play. I don't see what they do other
: than take up space on the shafts, and
: possibly help keep oil on the bearings.
: (having noted the passage slot between
: bearings on bell cover)
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: There are many manufacturers of wave
: spring washers, in inch and metric
: sizes, for example:
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: http://www.smalley.com/wave_springs/about_springs.asp
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: NFI, etc.
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: Carter
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: WTG Dan !!! The pics and data are
: awesome.
:
: I sure hope you have one of the early
: trannies though (T50 versus T50a or
: T51), because the washer and spacer on
: the counter shaft don't appear on ANY
: diagram I've found. The conical
: spacers are obviously going to be tough
: to replace, because they're no longer
: available, but I think I may be able to
: substitute "wavy spring
: washers" and accomplish the same
: purpose. "IF" I can find one
: (or two) of those in the right
: diameters.
:
: I have the T50a with the 68X16mm input
: shaft bearing. My input shaft sleeve
: (that bolts to the inside of the
: bell-housing) has a square flange at
: its base vs. your round one. That and
: your 61mm spacer measurement (which
: seems to correspond to the T50's 63mm
: bearing diameter) lead me to believe
: you do have the original T50 variant.
: I'm going to try and find some diagrams
: of the T40 just to be sure about that.
:
: Either way I'll need some
: "creative engineering"
: (always scary - lol) to bring this
: project to the finish line.
:
: Super job Dan. Thanks again!
:
: Jim M
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: Jim- I've posted photos showing
: removal
: of the bell cover and the washers
: inside here:
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: http://www.westknoxrc.com/index.php?topic=1612.msg9685;topicseen#new
: It is a local board for me, I'm known
: there as shagrug. Let me know if you
: need more details.
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: Appreciate it Dan. Let me know what
: you
: come up with.
:
: Thanks - Jim M
:
: BTW: Where do you live?
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: Hi Jim- I have a look at this board
: almost daily, it's a favorite. On the
: spacer question, let me study the
: drawing later tonight and see what I
: can remember. I'll look at the spare
: gearbox too, and it's not too hard I'll
: pull the front cover and measure that
: spacer for you.
: Thanks for the compliment, I hope
: your's works out as nice as mine.
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: If someone knows Dan's email, would you
: please forward this for me? THX - Jim
:
: Hi Dan,
:
: Just getting ready to reassemble the
: T50 project that I bought partially
: completed by PO. I had a dickens of a
: time finding a new input shaft bearing
: (68mm X 16mm) and some other tid bits,
: but I've collected them all - except
: ONE.
:
: The Toyota drawings show a spacer
: between the input shaft bearing and the
: front cover, typically numbered 33311F.
: The spacer, if available should be one
: of six different thicknesses, based on
: some kind of tolerance issue.
:
: Do you remember this spacer in your
: projects?
:
: I may have to make my own, so if you or
: anyone else knows the inside and
: outside diameters of the damned thing
: PLEASE let me know. Of course, if you
: just happen to have one laying
: around.....
:
: Thanks! - Jim M
:
: BTW: I believe this Mod of yours (T50)
: is freaking BRILLIANT! (Hope I don't
: screw it up... )
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: Thanks Mark.... it can be done much
: easier, as I have learned later on by
: talking with and seeing others who
: tried it. For example- it is possible
: to use the existing toyota input shaft
: without cutting, as one of the triumph
: friction disks will fit the spline
: pattern. The stock toyota bell housing
: can be used too by redrilling the bolt
: pattern. It is far simpler this way-
: but the downside is the shifter leans
: toward the passenger side a few
: degrees. (boot covers it though) You
: can probably do it easy with the mig
: and saws mentioned, along with a drill
: press.
: I think there are a couple of readers
: here on this forum that have done the
: T9 conversion. It may take them a while
: to see your question and comment. I've
: never seen one installed yet, just
: several toyota boxes.
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: That's some heavy duty stuff! You're
: the
: MAN. I can see your skills and
: equipment are in a league way above me.
: I'll have to stick to a pre-existing
: adapter plate. I have a mig welder,
: saws, cutting tools but no metal lathe,
: etc.
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: Nice cars!
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: Hello Mark- You may have seen this link
: before here or elsewhere, but I'll bump
: it up since it's been a long time last
: I saw it anywhere. I'm the very first
: person to do a tranny conversion like
: this- the NZ company and others have
: copied it with various changes. Mine
: still runs and works perfect, after
: more years and miles now than I can
: count. I've meant to update this page
: with a blueprint but keep putting it
: off (always too many projects-too
: little time)...but really all the info
: you need is there to do it my way. Just
: ask here if you have questions, I'll be
: happy to help if I can.
:
: http://home.comcast.net/~dbgt6/
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: Anyone have any experience with
: Canley's
: T9 conversion pieces? What T9 from a
: car sold in the US would I use?
: Otherwise any suggestions for 5 speed
: conversions based on transmissions I
: can find in the US?
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