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jessie9363 edward j new york, NY, USA Sign in to contact 1970 MG Midget 1970 MG Midget	Topic Creator (OP) Apr 16, 2014 09:04 PM Joined 11 years ago 62 Posts

70 midget shifter moves feels OK car won't start with shifter in neutral unless clutch depressed (feels like its in gear)when you try to move car it makes nasty clunking noise. Transmission time? If so anyone have a good one near new York. help!

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Re: transmission help #2
mimssandi Roger & Sandra Hobart Mims, Fla, USA Sign in to contact	Apr 17, 2014 07:35 AM Joined 11 years ago 666 Posts

Clunking could be U joints on drive shaft. Can you wiggle the drive shaft and get a lot of movement? Put rear end on jack stands, start motor and see if you are really in neutral or not. Applying brakes with it in neutral will tell you if you have neutral or not (wheels will stop rotating). Shifting through the gears will give you more info. Block the front wheels for movement in both directions when you do this.

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AtRo Racing Rob Rossiter Branford, CT, USA Sign in to contact 1962 MG Midget MkI 1972 Triumph GT6 MkIII 2007 Jaguar XK	Apr 18, 2014 10:34 AM Joined 11 years ago 726 Posts

Rodger is right on. I had a vibration that drive me crazy but the u joints looked perfect. I changed them out for heavy duty Moog U Joints and now there is no vibration. I also changed the transmission and the rear diff oil seal at the same time.

Robbie

Rob Rossiter
AtRo Racing Products
55 Featherbed Lane
Branford, CT 06405
AtRoRacing@ Gmail.com

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Re: transmission help #4
66jalopy Phillip Jolliffe Lake City, FL, USA Sign in to contact 1956 Morris Minor	Apr 18, 2014 09:16 PM Joined 11 years ago 6,727 Posts

48 years ago I had a Morris Minor transmision that would stay in reverse even if shifter was in neutral position. PO installed detents wrong. See if you can figure out if it is in gear, any gear although shifter is in neutral. If it is in reverse you can pull the drain plug, of course all the oil will drain out, then with a flashlight you can see the reverse selector and move it to neutral with a screwdriver. If that is your problem, when using reverse be very careful to hold shift lever all the way to the right until into neutral or it will happen again.

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