Removing a manual gearbox

[DJT]

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Lost for words, Jeff?

[Jeff]

Good one Dave.

[Chris O]

I've now spoken to Steve (owner of the Stag in question) who has tried to contact the gearbox company. After calling them he emailed them the slave cylinder photo and they said they would get back to him but haven't even after several more messages being left. On the plus side, at least we know that the gearbox/ overdrive now work as they should. Noise levels inside his car are now similar to my own Stag.

He is now looking to go down the welded plate route - special thanks to Neil for this suggestion. If that doesn't work we will have to remove the gearbox again and replace the cross shaft with a proper Stag one. However we are probably better off doing this ourselves rather than relying on 'the professionals.'

Thanks for all your help with this.

Chris

[PaulCH]

An excellent thread. I fall into the same category as Chris; office bound practical enthusiast. I did, however, take my first Stag engine out 38 years ago, but haven't touched one since. I seem to remember doing the job with a hammer, a bent screwdriver, and a couple of bike spanners, as well as a hoist that cracked a joist on the roof of my fathers garage as the beast came out of its hole. Maybe I had slightly more than that, but not much. The engine was duly rebuilt and went back in and ran very nicely until I sold it when spiralling petrol prices forced running cost reality on to me. I'm now back in the Stag owner camp again and the engine/gearbox are in need of some attention. All the tips here give me confidence to get stuck-in again, and this time I may even run to a decent socket set. Thanks everyone!
Paul