Wilsons Sandbox

Hi guys Like all god's children, I need help. I want to replace my sawn-off, rusty stump-of-a-gearlever with a recently acquired and rechromed full sized one. I find that the gearlever is located and retained in position by a pair of lateral press-fitted pins. These do not seem readily removable. Does anyone have any experience in removing and refitting a gearlever in a TA? If all else fails, I propose to drill the pins out, thread the resulting hole, and construct a threaded stud whose distal end will emulate that of the pin. Any help will be much appreciated. Another small point, my old (it's so decrepit it must be the original) gearbox cover has, for the want of a better word, a rubber gaiter for the gear lever. In section it is waisted. The lower part locates within the cover and the upper part above, with the gearlever sticking up through an appropriate sized hole. Does anyone remanufacture these? Cheers Jonty Ellis TA3416 AHBN2

Hi Jonty, Follow Joe Curto's instructions on removal of the pins. On replacement I recommend securing the pins with a little bit of epoxy over the outside where the aluminum was originally peened over. In the future the epoxy can be easily ground out to remove the pins. I did this repair in 1970 and the epoxy is still tight and secure. Bill Traill DCO: TC#5221