Brent,
You can take your tailshaft from the series 2 box, and have it machined
to fit into a series 5 box, though this is costly. THen you can mount your
OD. I ran across an article in the SAOC horn that explains this procedure
though I can't remember which issue. Unless you are mechanically oriented, I
would not reccommend it. The best thing to do would be to find a series 5
trans with a shot overdrive and put your OD unit on it. The OD units are
universal. It is the tailshaft from the trans that prevents everyone from
having OD since these are rare. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: Brent Kasl <kasl100@navix.net>
> Piners-Several questions regarding the use of my original S2 gearbox.
> After removal and inspection, I have slight wear on second gear which on
> occasion casues some jumping out of gear. The whole of the box looks
> good with no obvious signs of poor wear. We are again testing the OD
> which was installed and think we have discovered the reason why it did
> not engage well last year. Their are no second gears-first gear clusters
> to be found new as I can tell. Knowing their is this slight problem, do
> I call it good and live with it, or are their other fixes to look at?
> Synchro springs look good as do the shift fork. Is it possible to
> install a S5 all-synchro with my OD unit to fit a S2 setup? Any advice
> appreciated. Surely, considering all of the Alpines on the road, there
> has been some like problems from owners, and also, it is hard to believe
> their is not some gear parts that can be swapped amongst other British
> cars. Thanks Brent
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