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What Is A "magic Wand Gearbox" ?


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#1 fpsasm

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:52 PM

What is a "magic wand gearbox" ?


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Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:54 PM

Its the early type box as used in some MK1/MK2 cars. The linkage comes through the lower bulkhead I believe and is also known as a pudding stirrer.

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:55 PM

It's the name give to the early gearboxes which has the long gearstick which connects through the front of cabin area (by the clutch pedal ) to the gearbox...

So called Magic wand as it's like waving a wand and suddenly a gear magically appears... also called the "pudding stirrer"

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:56 PM

almost word for word.... :thumbsup:

Something has finally sunk in :dontgetit:

Edited by GuessWorks.co.uk, 27 January 2009 - 12:56 PM.


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Posted 27 January 2009 - 01:00 PM

:thumbsup:

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 01:06 PM

I thought it was a magic wand gearbox because it'd be magic if you actually got the right gear :thumbsup:

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 01:08 PM

No that's Luck !

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 01:24 PM

Thx

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 03:54 PM

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 04:46 PM

What about early mk3 850's ?

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 05:12 PM

Yep - they had them too!

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 09:10 PM

I think it was 1973 that the magic wand was finally ditched and even the Mini 850 got the rod change box?

Probably because all the other Mini models went from the remote change box to the rod change that year?

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 09:55 PM

I think it was 1973 that the magic wand was finally ditched and even the Mini 850 got the rod change box?

Probably because all the other Mini models went from the remote change box to the rod change that year?


Yehh beginning of 73

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 11:13 PM

The last of the Mini Mk 3 "Magic Wand" gearlevers used the remote change type diff housing on the gearbox but with a shaped pressed metal adaptor plate bolted on to locate the base of the wand gearlever. All the earlier magic wand gearboxes had a completely different diff housing casting to the remote change gearbox. (I once had a 998 Minivan with this late type and my brother has recently bought a 1960 Mini with one of these now quite rare late type 1970's magic wand gearboxes fitted).
Has anyone got any pics or know exactly when this mod was introduced...............I have only been able to find an exploded view of the parts in a 1970's BL Mini parts book?

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Posted 28 January 2009 - 12:10 AM

Hmm.. I should have known that a magic wand gearbox has a cranked gear leaver... because my car has one ^^.... but i it throw me that a 1970s mkiii 850 has them




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