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Hey all!
I have my engine out of my '70 2000 and looks like I have the 2 nut main shafts on my 5 speed. Is there anything I need to worry about while this tranny is out and apart? It shifted fairly smooth, although I had the tiniest of problems with shifting into and out of #1-#2... It would occasionally grind, but not badly. Then again, I did have a flywheel with the heat stress cracks and a throwout bearings that was completely shot. Gotta love the P.O. eh? I'll finally have all those weird problems patched up though!!

Thanks in advance for all your great thoughts!
Eric

Years ago (1982 I think) I broke what my mechanic called a "slack pin". I could only use 5th and reverse. I think the "pin" is item 41 or 42 in the tranny blow-up diagram on Gordon's site. At the time the pin was a couple of bucks. Cheap insurance. As long as the tranny is out, I would replace the bearings and syncros if:(1) you think they are original(2) you plan on keeping car (one less thing to go wrong)(3) The prices haven't gotten out of hand. I had mine done when I broke the pin and have not had tranny issues since (about 40,000 miles). Good Luck, Phil Herring SRL 07036