3 speed cogster!

[Toby]

I bought this gearbox as a spare for my noisy one, I recognised it as minor and it does indeed fit a minor engine. The handbrake is right, except for the absence of a little triangular plate, but the casing at the rear and starter button aren't!
So the question is... what model is it off?!

[Ian Grace]

Toby, tt's an early OHC box designed to take a transmission handbrake. See the two extended selector shafts which act as the fulcrums for the two brake shoes. It is missing the drum.

[Toby]

does this mean it has been adapted for a sv, as there appears to be the prop joint at the back where the drum used to be? Is it any good for my 32 tourer as a spare?! (if i have my tourer box out for overhaul), or would it need an alterations?

[DF9053]

Toby,
I am sure it would work, the main casing are the same, so in essence you have a different cover and slightly longer selector shafts. The prop coupling is the same. There was some talk in one of the other threads that the transmission handbrake had a shorter propshaft but propshaft length that may infact be down to later 4 speed gearboxes. The floor panels may need a bit of fettling to fit round it.

The casing looks a bit powdery, are the internals ok?

cheers
Jeremy

[Toby]

don't know, but... my one in use has a gearstick that is very free moving and this has a lovely precise feel to it, hopefully this points to it being good! won't know till the saloon is on the road and I can dare to do anything to the tourer, which is at present my only roadgoing minor!!!

[Ian Grace]

When do you think your saloon wil be running Toby?

[Toby]

There is a rash suggestion under "my cars" that it'll be at the Hatchgate or the summer rally

[DF9053]

Toby,
The weakes area that I have come across is the input shaft splines, these seem to wear badly, chances are if these are good the rest of the box is ok.

cheers
Jeremy

[Toby]

Ta, will bear it in mind.