Dangerstevie
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| posted on 8/1/14 at 02:18 PM |
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Ford Type E gearbox Modification
Hi all,
I am fitting a ford type e gearbox to my project mini clubman and i want to remove 1st and 2nd gear so i only have 3rd 4th and reverse. Can anyone
forsee any issues in doing this or has anyone done it and can give any helpful advice on it?
Many Thanks
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Paul Turner
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| posted on 8/1/14 at 03:18 PM |
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Reverse gear is part of the 1st 2nd selector hub. If you remove that you will not have a reverse.
1st and 2nd lay assembly gears are machined as part of the lay assembly, they are not removable.
Not 100% sure but I suspect in addition to the above points if you did not fit 1st and 2nd gears on the main shaft there would be no way of
controlling clearances and 3rd gear would be free to move about on the mainshaft and that would mean no 3rd gear either.
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Dangerstevie
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| posted on 8/1/14 at 03:23 PM |
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I was hoping i could remove 1st & 2nd and machine up a spacer on the lathe to keep 3rd where it should be. I am not going to be using 1st or 2nd
so wanted to remove the mass from the box to reduce the rotaional inertia.
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