Never again....I hope

[Mark Serj]

Just felt like saying I never want to have to change a Stag speedo cable again - work of the fri&&in' devil....!

[trunt]

Just felt like saying I never want to have to change a Stag speedo cable again - work of the fri&&in' devil....!

Try a Mini speedo cable!!

[richardthestag]

getting the gearbox cross member off gives a lot better access for the sake of 6 nuts

similarly needed when changing a j-type solenoid (which can be done with the cross member in place) but connecting the electrics which is an absolute bugger to do without removing crossmember first.

you think the speedo cable is bad try drivers side engine mount

[Guest]

Speedo cable? Piece of cake, try front cross member bolts by the power steering pipes, or gearbox to engine bolts!

[susiedeer]

Speedo cable? Piece of cake, try front cross member bolts by the power steering pipes, or gearbox to engine bolts!

+20 on the gearbox to engine bolts

[HersnotHis]

Please, Please!

Which gearbox are you guys discussing?

Intuition says MOD but please make it clear in original post. On average most of us have BW35 or BW65 autoboxes!

H

[susiedeer]

Please, Please!

Which gearbox are you guys discussing?

Intuition says MOD but please make it clear in original post. On average most of us have BW35 or BW65 autoboxes!

H

MOD Howard,
But the position and access would be the same in any case, right adjacent to the "tunnel" with bad access!!
Cheers
Andy

[Richard G]

Speedo cable? Piece of cake, try front cross member bolts by the power steering pipes, or gearbox to engine bolts!

I find the speedo cable ok, done mine a few times .

Replacing the heater control cables is in my opinion a real pain.

[StagnJag]

+20 on the gearbox to engine bolts

I'd second that - especially when the gearbox is in the car, definitely a two person job that one, I rebuilt my GBox this winter.

Rgds

Dave

[richardthestag]

I struggled with the Man o/d gearbox a little (mainly on the bolts below the n/s head) but it wasnt impossible, nor even slightly close.

removed and reinstalled mine all by myself I didnt have a gearbox cradle but did have a chain hoist which lifted the gearbox through the gearstick hole on some sacrificial rope. A trolley jack stabilised the bellhousing just about where I wanted it, then from the tailshaft I twisted and pushed. More or less went straight on.

Agreed that it is much easier to mate to the engine on the deck and then install the pair together.

Come to think of it. Mating an engine to an installed manual gearbox? Dont bother! My neighbours certainly tired of the profanity. For the sake of 8 nuts, a speedo cable and some wiring remove the box and assemble it all on the floor.

[davidf]

Certainly agree about it being possible to do the gearbox single handed. I just use a trolley jack and stacks of wood blocks while the car is up on axle-stands.
However, i think it is a fine line between taking the gearbox off with the engine in-situ, or just lifting the whole lot out and stripping it on the floor.
I would never consider taking out the engine alone.

[DJT]

I've done it both ways. Gearbox only (MOD several times) leaving engine in place and engine only, leaving gearbox in place. It is doable single handed, but I was much younger then....

[davidf]

So was I !! I did think last time I took the gearbox out that it was more difficult than the previous time about 10 years earlier.