| Diagram | GEARBOX SHAFTS, BEARINGS AND INNER COVER |
| Subsystem | gearbox |
| Listed in parts books | Not catalogued by year yet |
Return spring plate
A return spring plate fitted inside the gearbox shafts and inner cover assembly.
Part number 71422 is a return spring plate that lives inside the gearbox, on the shaft and inner cover assembly. It shows up in the parts book under the gearbox shafts, bearings and inner cover heading, which is where you'd expect a small plate like this to sit - working alongside a spring to help return some part of the internal selector or shaft mechanism to its resting position.
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The catalog listing for this one is brief, and it turns up across gearbox entries running from 1966 to 1970. We don't have more detail on it beyond that, so if you're matching this up to a rebuild, have your gearbox open and compare the plate you've got against what you're ordering before you commit.
The manufacturer code on file for this part is Lucas, but a return spring plate in a gearbox is a mechanical internal component, not an electrical part - so don't put much weight on that tag. Call the shop if you want us to confirm what you're looking at before you order.
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