1979 T140e Stiff Gear Shift

[Paul kent]

Hi I would like some advice please.
I have just bought a 79 T140E and it has a stiff gear lever, I think that can be solved by changing the bush but after removing the casing it looks like the internals are rubbing on the inside of the casing.
Is there an after market alloy gasket on the market that would give a little more clearance or any other fix?
Thank you.

 

[Rocky]

Having never owned or worked on that model I'll let a more experienced member chime in on this one.

 

[triumph david]

I have used 2 gaskets to increase the thickness, also i use Lucas Synthetic in my 76' T140v helps smooth things out too.

 

[MikeC]

I had made my gasket from a paste in a tube and ran into this exact problem on my 79 bonneville. Got a extra thick paper gasket on eBay to fix the problem.