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Subject:Re: Recent Transmission and Pilot Bearing Adventures
From:Frank Grunthaner
Date:Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:29:15 EST

In a message dated 1/8/03 4:35:33 PM, korkwood@wshost.net writes:

<< As soon as i inserted that end inside fill hole plastic piece(ab.2" long
piece of plastic)
fell out of the end and dropped inside! Needless to say what i felt like...
Tried to fish it out but no chance. Lifted nose and drained fluid hoping
piece would
slide down to drain hole but no luck here...
Abandoned futile attempts to fish from drain hole...
Filled with fresh fluid and driving, so far nothing unusual.
Comments welcome including appropriare remarks >>

Leon,

Interesting way to plasti-coat the gears and syncro's! Must have been
incredibly frustrating. However, I have an articulated boroscope with gripper
... Perhaps we need to discuss this further.

Frank Grunthaner