NOS
QT Install - March 10, 2007
This
project has been put off long enough. The snow is melted and
temperature in the 50s. The first NOS QT we bought went into
Phoebe today! The QT came without speedometer gear, Edrive switch
and vent cap on the inspection plate. I opened the inspection
plate and poured a little QT fluid on the shifter parts. The
yokes were removed and seals inspected. They were very pliable,
so I figured just go with it. Spread a little grease on the
seals before yokes installed and torqued. The speedometer gear
from Phoebe's original QT was worn and did not fit the inner
cable very snug. Another was recovered from a donor for use
and cleaned up. I used the gasket from the seal kit to trace
the pattern on some Napa 1/32" gasket material and cut
it out. This seals better than what comes with the kit. I imagine
you could use 2 gaskets stacked but I feel better cutting a
new one with the thicker paper. A little grease was also pread
on the double seal to the transmission output shaft. Then a
thin layer of blue silicone was spread on the back of the transmission
to QT adapter and put the paper on it. Another thin layer of
silicone used on the other side of the paper. The two bolts
for the drivers side were run through the from back side of
the adapter to provide dowel pins to line the QT up when it
was installed. The QT slipped in very easy. The vacuum lines
were connected to the shifter diaphragm and attached to the
case. The transmission shaft collar for the high range only
was removed. A thin layer of silicone was spread on the seal.
The cleaned and inspected low range unit was attached. Next
was attach the Edrive indicator wire to the switch and connect
the speedometer cable. Then I attached the low range shift linkage.
Getting ready to rock and roll!
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