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Aug 20, 2014 | 07:47 AM

leefco

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wl 45 1st.gear question

Hi, I'm looking for some insight /help. We just finished with the restoration of a 1946 WLC 45. Everything is great except a hick-up or jerking has developed in first gear (2nd & 3rd are fine) Checked the chains & rebuilt the carb again. Next going to check trans. anyone out there ever run across this problem ?

Thanks,Leo

Aug 20, 2014 | 12:50 PM

johnjzjz

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Leo - its what you might already think - something in the first gear counter bush and or the rollers and even the end play might be way off

when one gear is the issue its not on the outside of the uniit its inside

Aug 20, 2014 | 06:32 PM

leefco

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Thanks for you response. we'll be going into the trans this wk end. Wish me luck

Leo

Aug 20, 2014 | 06:48 PM

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Thanks for you response. we'll be going into the trans this wk end. Wish me luck

Leo

its a pain in the ASk - take your time, pictures will be your friend, and use the awfull book and check all the end plays you can, so you know what it was and what you have made it upon completion - bearing rollers USA made are hard to find and 8 and 10 times the cost of china **** they sell everyplace - if you have a tenths mike, you in a bag of a hunderd china rollers would be lucky to have 40 the exact same size 6 or 7 different tenths sizes in one bag is not uncommon - its that sort of thing

good luck with it

Sep 5, 2014 | 07:11 AM

leefco

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Trans issue

Thanks for your replies, suggestions (wisdom) and encouragement. Rebuilt the trans again after finding the sloppy (as you suggested) double and triple checking everything. All seems to be good so far. I'm going to go on a run this weekend feeling pretty confident.

Thanks again Leo