4speed manual gearbox rebuild

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da55ter
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4speed manual gearbox rebuild

Post by da55ter » Sat Oct 01, 2022 5:24 pm

my mk1`s gearbox is in need of some tlc, synchros are shot and bearings need changing, ive never done a gearbox before, is it straight forward enough? or should I get someone to do it? if the latter, does anyone know of a place it can be done in devon?

cheers fellas
1974 marina pickup.

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balmy
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Re: 4speed manual gearbox rebuild

Post by balmy » Sat Oct 01, 2022 5:30 pm

1974 Marina Tc Coupe - 1950CC
1982 Morris Ital HL Estate - 7600 miles from new
1992 Lada Niva Cossack - brilliant
2008 Ducati 1098R TB21 LE 200bhp/99lb/ft of a monster on two wheels. All from 1198cc
1998 Laverda 750 Formula-rare
1997 Ducati 916 Senna - Awesome
!974 Honda CD175-awaiting resto - now stripped

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Re: 4speed manual gearbox rebuild

Post by da55ter » Sat Oct 01, 2022 5:44 pm

brilliant, thanks for that.
1974 marina pickup.

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Re: 4speed manual gearbox rebuild

Post by balmy » Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:25 pm

He helped me out with a diff just before JOGLE and seemed to know his old stuff well ( once he’d had a little chortle about me driving a Marina from JOG to LE in 24 hours! )
He’ll be getting some of my spare gearboxes soon
1974 Marina Tc Coupe - 1950CC
1982 Morris Ital HL Estate - 7600 miles from new
1992 Lada Niva Cossack - brilliant
2008 Ducati 1098R TB21 LE 200bhp/99lb/ft of a monster on two wheels. All from 1198cc
1998 Laverda 750 Formula-rare
1997 Ducati 916 Senna - Awesome
!974 Honda CD175-awaiting resto - now stripped

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Re: 4speed manual gearbox rebuild

Post by da55ter » Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:29 am

gave him a shout, going to get my gearbox over to him as soon as i can, might be later rather than sooner, as yesterday was my wifes due date for our first baby. so might have to postpone it a little.
1974 marina pickup.

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