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Title: Locating pins for 1978 mc5 250
Post by: davemcmanus on February 28, 2015, 02:03:39 AM

Does anyone have a set of locating pins for the shift forks during assembly? Or specs so I can make them.

Thanks

Title: Locating pins for 1978 mc5 250
Post by: Andreas Piepke on March 01, 2015, 02:25:37 PM

Hi Dave,

I just put an engine like yours together. You can do that also without the locator pins (I didn't have them either). Have a look on the assembled transmission and crank shaft:

(http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o746/andreas_g_piepke/Penton/100_3651_zpsiu1ynnyb.jpg)

At that stage you can put the right case over the various shafts. Once you lower the case to the level of the shifters you can use a small screw driver and move the pins into the right location using the holes drilled into their ends. I used a plastic covered screw driver so I wouldn't scratch the surface of the holes in the case. This is actually not too difficult to do without the locators.

Cheers and good luck!

Andreas

Title: Locating pins for 1978 mc5 250
Post by: davemcmanus on March 02, 2015, 12:57:35 AM

Thanks Andreas!

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