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Thanks for all the advice Aidan! Would have been lost without it. It doesn't feel great to put it back together again when I have to tap in a shaft that should slide freely.. I was thinking about a couple of things: 1. When going through the forks/arms through the opening where the lid usually is, t...

Thank you! I was finally able to get back to my little project tonight. Tried the 3rd 4th fork and it went back and forth fine. I also drained the oil and there were some filings on the magnetic stick. I hope it is possible to view the three films I attach. I'll try to attach them as embedded and as...

Ok, so the "cup" moves freely in the case. Good idea removing the hat, that made it clear that the cup was not the problem. I also tried moving the fork for gear 3 and 4 (at least I think that was the fork I tried) and I can move it backwards, into gear 3 and back to neutral. Two pictures ...

Thank you! Will have a look at this tonight. For the videos you can go in to Youtube and search for MrBengtBanan and you will see my account with the videos. I only have the 4 videos uploaded there.

Don't know if these videos tell you much but might give an idea about the fit

https://youtu.be/7WcJCJqzh6A
https://youtu.be/xmWl0i5w7Vg

Working on it now. The fixed pin seems fine and the main shaft doesn't seem to move up vertically. Although when I tried to force it upwards it jumped forward (towards the front of the car) a couple of millimeters. So that shaft is definitely moving back and forward as you mentioned. I just got the ...

Again, many thanks! As for the bolt on the top I think it is in the middle of the slot. To me it looks like there is the same amount of space behind and front of it. I tried to take a photo of it but it is taken with a little bit of an angle so it might not look like it is in the middle.. but I real...

The gear box hasn't been touched for at least ten years but probably longer than that. My guess is never but who knows. Ok, so the slots (up, down and and on lever) seem to align (se picture). I also tried to move the relay lever and I could only wiggle it a couple of milimeters back and forth. And ...

Many thanks! I will do some translating and googling to understand all of what you wrote I will check all this and get back!

Thanks, yes I have tried to find the relevant section in the Bentley manual but about this part the only thing I find is the overview I attach here. The parts that you mention that I am guessing are what is called retainer in the image below and also the big "cup" on the shaft as well as t...

I have now taken out selector shaft to inspect the springs as it is this part that does run smoothly. Got the lid of with the spring and rubber seal and the actual shaft out. Everything looks ok though... don't know what to look for really. I thought the spring would be broken but it looks fine.

The clamp was installed with the bolt vertically but with the bolt on the left side, bolt head down and nut up. I can turn it 180 degrees, but will that really make a difference?

You don't see any problem with the "pin" in the gear box not moving freely in and out?

Hi, I have a T3 from 1990, diesel, 4 gears. I have been having trouble with the gears so I changed all the bushings and other worn parts underneath such as shift lever and the lever with the plastic ball joint and also the components in the lower end of the gear stick (sorry if the terminology is a ...