John Dombey writes:
>How easy/hard/difficult/impossible is it to take an early TR6 gearbox,
>(I've got both a '69 and a '70 box) and mate it to a J-type overdrive?
>I've heard that converting a box to overdrive is not that hard, but is
>that only conversions of with similar vintage parts? Anyhow, I've come
>accross a J-type for a reasonable price, and was wondering what I'm
>letting myself in for.
Easy nuts-&-bolts job. BUT...
You'll have to strip the gearbox, beacuse you also need to replace the
gearbox output shaft for one intended for the J overdrive. The only way you
can do this is to totally dismantle the gearbox anmd rebuild it around the
new output shaft.
The J overdrive will need mating with the proper adaptor to the rear of the
'box.
Richard Smith (richard@mole.demon.co.uk)
Antique Auto restorer, Agricultural engineer, shepherd, electrician,
electronics design engineer (in order of income!)
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