Thanks Dennis and Stephen.

Ya, figured folks likely thought of trying this. Given the recent post
on a lower mileage '87 tranny, figured it could be a case of "if it
ain't broke" so was curious.

Neil.

On 8/1/17, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> The hub is well sandwiched between the Syncros and gears. For the so called
> updated part the man difference is the key cut outs are radius cut out
> instead of square notches and some real late ones are better material or
> heat treat. They still break! I have also seen the 4th gear drive ring shear
> right off. I am also not convinced that the oil splash plates are a real fix
> either.
>
> Dennis

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