Roadside bodging (first and second gears not selecting)

[Deefer666]

The other thing Deefer omitted was that the oil strainer/pickup is (obviously) totally in the way so has to come out: the cover levers off OK, but the two screws holding the main casting were very tight… fortunately they're Allen heads and undid after an alarming crack.

I did say that I might have missed a stage out as I was doing it from memory...... The oil strainer bolts are threadlocked in with a whole bottle of threadlock on each from the factory, so yes they do make an alarming crack as you undo them


Btw, if anyone else is too tight to buy a clutch holder tool, 30 minutes with a drill and file converts a 3U blanking plate from a 19" rack into a suitable tool that bolts on. The downside is it'll only suit clutches that have the same dimensions, but since this is the first time I've needed one in 30-odd years I may not need another.

Or use an air impact gun