gearbox

[jothina]

having just removed my prop to replace the gearbox tail oilseal i've found that the shaft itself can be wiggled about a bit, i would have thought this would be held securly in place by a bearing, anyway if my suspisions are correct how easy or hard is it to replace the bearing and could it cause it to jump out of 4th gear occasionaly
thanks

john

[bmcecosse]

It's not too hard to renew the tail bearing - but it's not easy either - certainly not in the car - and the bearing then needs to be reamed to the correct size...... And no - it won't be the cause of jumping out of gear. I'm afraid that will be wear and tear inside the box - time to start looking for a replacement............

[jothina]

thanks , i thought thats what you'd say,