Shifter Drum Yellow Paint
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Shifter Drum Yellow Paint
The shifter drum has a daub of yellow paint on it, this is a servicar (with reverse) transmission. Is that factory just to allow quick identification or another reason or just something it acquired in its life time?.
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Re: Shifter Drum Yellow Paint
The yellow paint denotes 1947 onwards.
The drum is a mirror image of the earlier one to suit the reversed gearshift pattern on the gearshift gate
It does not indicate reverse gear.
Flatboy.
The drum is a mirror image of the earlier one to suit the reversed gearshift pattern on the gearshift gate
It does not indicate reverse gear.
Flatboy.
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Re: Shifter Drum Yellow Paint
So it's the direction of shift, pull back R1N23. OK , thanks.
Another thing i've just noticed, there is a very fine slit running 2/3rds the length of the middle of the drum, i thought it was a casting mark initially , what's that all about?.
Another thing i've just noticed, there is a very fine slit running 2/3rds the length of the middle of the drum, i thought it was a casting mark initially , what's that all about?.
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Re: Shifter Drum Yellow Paint
A sheet of steel has been formed into a tube , that is the joint.
Flatboy.
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