Lotus Esprit Series - Bevel Pinion Assembly

TRANSMISSION
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locking compound ond tighten screw and lock with nut.
7.
Fit the 5th gear idler (S) together with its needle rollet cage smeared with
transmission oil, synchroniser (B)
and operating fork assembly on the prirmry
shaft.
Secure with the deflector (T) and bolt
(A) and tighten to
14.5
- 1 6.5 kg/m (1 05 - 1 1 9 lb/f t) .
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Fig.8 Bevel pinion assembly
BEVEL
PINION SHAFT
To Remove
I.
Remove the Primar.y Shaft as previously described.
2.
Withdraw the bevel pinion through the gearbox casting into the differential
housing.
3.
As the bevel pinion is drawn through the costing, remove the gears, 1st and
2nd gear synchro, needle bearings and the adiusting washers and 3rd/4th
gear train.
NOTE:
The two ball races and the Inner bearing rings must be replaced in
the same order, fix labels to indicate positions.
ESPRIT