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Lotus Esprit Series - 3 Rd and 4 Th Gear Selector; 1 St and 2 Nd Gear Selector; Interlock Plungers; Gear Selector Replacement

Lotus Esprit Series
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Remove the shaft, the operating dog and shaft lockin
g
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.
1st 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
-
-
l.
Prise out the blanking plugs at potitions
(F)
&
(G) and push out the interlock
plungers, taking care to note
the
order and position of the plungers.
NOTE:
One long plunger between 3rd/4th and 5th selector shafts and
shorter plungers between
1st/2nd and 3rd/4th selector shafts and
5th and reverse selector shafts.
GEAR
SELECTOR REPLACEMENT
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1st and 2nd Gear Selector
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1.
Locate the locking ball and spring in position.
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2.
Compress the spring ond ball assembly, using a
6
mm diameter rod.
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3.
Insert the gear selector shaft throu
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operating fork and into the differential end of the geo&ox costing up to the
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neutral position.
4.
Using a set of 1st and 2nd synchro gauges
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T
locate the fork in the
neutral position. The sets of gauges ore available in 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
4
kg/m (29 lb/ft)
-m
and remove the gauges.
ESPRIT
Issue
04/78

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