Assembling Locking Collar/Synchronizer Hub for 5th and 6th Gears

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The locking collar is pushed over the synchronizer hub.

-- Install the locking pieces and springs offset by 120°.

The angled end of the spring must engage into the hollow locking piece.

-- Install the 6th gear wheel with needle bearing.

-- Install the 6th gear synchronizer ring.