Drive Or Input Shaft; Front End Of Gearbox - Lotus Esprit Series Workshop Manual

3. Remove the pin securing the
4.
Unscrew the fork
To Replace
Reverse the dismantling and removal procedures for the c l u k h bellhousing.
Seal
To Remove
1.
Remove the clutch bellhouaing as prevlouxly
2.
Remove the tube enclosing the input shaft t-ether
The tube r h w l d pull out from the oil return flange, but may come away
3.
4. Remove the clrcllp retaining the front part of the Input shaft In the primary
shaft. Take core not to loose the spring between the lnput
shaft.
Intended, then remove lnput shaft attached to the primary shaft.
ESPRIT
Issue
pin and remove.
the matfng faces with "SilasticJ'. Tightan a l l boltn
Fig.3

Front end of gearbox

to
the flange.
If
the ctrcllp very difficult to remove and further dlunontllng
fork
to the ball joint and withdraw the fork.
to
'0'
with the two
and primary
It
will be