Assembling 5th gear operating sleeve and synchro-hub
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- Press operating sleeve onto synchro-hub.
- Pointed teeth -A- and shoulder -B- on synchro-hub face same direction
- Recesses for locking pieces, in synchro-hub and in operating sleeve, must be aligned, see Figure
- Install locking pieces (installation position, see Figure ).
- Install springs under lugs -C-, offset by 120°, under stops -C-.
- Spring must act on all three locking pieces
- Position angled ends directly behind two locking pieces (-arrows-)