ppeters914 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 '77-early '79 71B 5-speed Trying to replace o-ring and seal on shifter ears shaft (can't believe official name is striking rod and striking guide). Anyway, you cannot remove it from the tail housing without removing the striking lever, which has a lock pin on the striking rod. Nut and washers removed, but pin isn't moving. Tried giving it a couple of whacks with small hammer.....nada. Figured I ask before screwing this up. I have some pics, but haven't setup a photo hosting account. Thank you Microsoft for killing that functionality in OneDrive. Besides, Mike and Doug can probably answer this in their sleep. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Hammering will fuck the threads. I tried once and gave up before wrecking it. It's a cotter pin like used on old bike pedals and wedges in like a tapered ball joint. You might try a bicycle shop. Maybe rent one? Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Bingo! That's it. WhyTF did Nissan think it needed to be oddball like that? Guess they figured no one would ever need to replace the o-ring and/or seal. Sheesh. No, I screwed the nut on, and tapped on the nut. Threads are fine. Glad I was smart enough to stop and ask. I actually might have a tool like that though maybe not as heavy duty. Will search tomorrow. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 It was used because they didn't want any chance of it falling off. Is yours leaking? Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Don't know if it leaks or not (barely drove the car before tearing it apart in 2014), but now's the time to replace those items whilst the trans is out and apart for rebuilding. Quote Link to comment
G-Duax Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 I cheated. Drilled and tapped a 1/4" NPT hole into the side, so I could get a strait shot at it with a punch but did leave the nut on it. After it was put back in, just plugged the hole with an aluminum pipe plug. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 You cheating bastard. Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 6 hours ago, G-Duax said: I cheated. Drilled and tapped a 1/4" NPT hole into the side, so I could get a strait shot at it with a punch but did leave the nut on it. After it was put back in, just plugged the hole with an aluminum pipe plug. Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 So, does that flat on the pin mean there's a groove or flat on the shaft to locate the striking lever? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Yes, exactly like a bike pedal. 12 hours ago, ppeters914 said: Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 On 12/18/2018 at 12:47 AM, G-Duax said: I cheated. Drilled and tapped a 1/4" NPT hole into the side, so I could get a strait shot at it with a punch but did leave the nut on it. After it was put back in, just plugged the hole with an aluminum pipe plug. How did you brace the shaft to take hitting the pin? That's what has me stymied. Quote Link to comment
docbainey Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 cut a piece of wood to brace it against the case, or find a hunk of steel/aluminum to do the same. use a brass or aluminum drift and hit it good, taping it wont do sht. those type of pins where used in bicycles to hold the pedal crank arms to the bottom bracket spindle for 3rd world produced bikes including england. it was easier/cheaper to produce small parts and assemble them, look at triumph car axels and spindles, instead of making forgings, they made smaller parts and assembled them. back in the day when mass produced bikes where made in merica, huffys, scwhins, murrays would have a one piece steel forged crank assembly, pedal crank arms and bottom bracket spindle as one piece. high end bikes would have alloy crank arms fit over a tapered squared bottom bracket spindle and held on with a bolt in the center, like campagnola or shimano gear. what where we talking about??? Quote Link to comment
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