Hey gang,
The transmission in the 33 is developing some troubling noise in 1st and 2nd gears but not so in 3rd. I have an additional transmission that I intend to examine before pulling the original from the car. My question: What gearing component would most likely be a shared part for 1st and 2nd, but not 3rd?
1st & 2nd are driven through the countershaft while 3rd is direct and does not send power through the countershaft. Reverse is also driven off the countershaft but through a reversing idler gear.
The countershaft is driven by a gear at the front of the transmission and spins on a bunch of rollers for bearings.
Thank-you Tod