Gear Selector Replacement; 3Rd And 4Th Gear Selector; 1St And 2Nd Gear Selector; Interlock Plungers - Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual

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2.
Remove the shaft, the operating dog and shaft locking ball and spring, and
the small interlock plunger inside the front end of the shaft.
3rd and
4th
Gear Selector
1.
Slacken the screw securing the fork
(D)
after removing the locking wire.
2.
Remove the shaft, the fork, the shaft locking ball and spring, and the small
interlock plunger inside the front end of the shaft.
1 s t
and 2nd Gear Selector
1 .
Slacken the screws securing the fork
(E).
2. Remove the shaft and the shaft locking ball and spring; the fork cannot be
removed at this stage.
Interlock plungers
To Remove
1 .
Prise out the blanking plugs at positions
(F) & (G)
and pushout the interlock
plungers, taking care to note the order and position of the plungers
.
NOTE:
One long plunger between 3rd/4thand 5th selector shafts and
shorter plungers between
1
st/2nd and 3rd/4th selector shafts and
5th and reverse selector shafts.
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GEAR SELECTOR REPLACEMENT
1 s t
and 2nd Gear Selector
1
.
Locate the locking ball and spring i n position.
2
.
Compress the spring and ball assembly, using a 6mm diameter rod.
3 .
Insert the gear selector shaft through the gearbox outer casting, the
operating fork and into the differential end of the gearboi .casting'up to,the
neutral position.
.
.
4.
Using a set of 1st and2nd synchro gauges TOOOT0618 locate the fork i n the
neutral position. The sets of gauges are available i n different thicknesses,
select a set of gauges giving the least movement of the fork.
5 .
Tighten the two screws securing the fork to a torque of 4kgf .m (29 Ibf.
ft)
and remove the gauges.