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[Cosford Cowboy]

Gearbox for sale..... SIX speed

I am selling this for a friend, it's brand new never been used

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...me=STRK:MESE:IT

[MJWarren]

What happens if you damage a gear? JKD are out of business arent they? I doubt you'll be able to get and spares.

[Cosford Cowboy]

<sub>It is brand new unused why do you want to get gears cut ???

It will easily take 200 bhp

Have any of you people actually ever seen a JKD 6 speed gearbox ? they are a lot stronger than any other gearbox on the market, the bearings are massive compared to you everyday 5 speed.....

The case is a lot stronger it has extra strengthening on all the weak areas...massive bearings the gears are 50% wider.</sub>

[Cosford Cowboy]

What happens if you damage a gear? JKD are out of business arent they? I doubt you'll be able to get and spares.

Drive it sensibly, then you won't break any gears.

Edited by Cosford Cowboy, 11 February 2012 - 12:39 PM.

[Cosford Cowboy]

Crazy money

Not really, the cost is the development and testing of a product that was only made as a very small batch run. If you want to see expensive work out the difference between the sale price asked for with and without the 5 (yes only 5) gear sequencial for sale on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=220936634972

[Cosford Cowboy]

There seems to be some confusion here, the sale is for a 6 speed manual transmission dog engagement gearbox for a Classic Mini or earlier Metro, 1100 or 1300 although some modifications would be needed for the 1100/1300 as this is a rod change and NOT a remote change.

For those of you with counting difficulties 6 is one more finger than normal people have on one hand, so if you hold up a normal persons hand (you may get thumped for doing this so be careful) and count the fingers and thumb then add one to this number you will get six.

It goes a little like this . 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. R, R is for reverse or backwards, a little like some of the statements and questions I keep on getting :)

[MIGLIACARS]

this box is obviously not for every day use, a dog box on the road isn't nice at all.
as a race box it would be lovely a gear for every bend. the dog parts will not wear that fast as these were made from very good material. yes jkd have gone but if parts are needed for these boxes a do know a man wear brand new items can be purchased, these parts granted are not cheap as they are like hens teeth. rare
im half tempted my self even if it just sat on the shelf.

[Cosford Cowboy]

I cannot understand why it would be worth more if JKD were still in business (CONFUSED)

The simple fact of JKD being in business would mean that the gearbox could be bought from them at a reduced cost, as they would surely still be selling them ??

The parts are not so difficult to reproduce, as they are dog engagement there are no specialist baulk ring surface treatments to worry about.

Dog boxes on the road, well yet again I find this interesting, they are a little different to drive on the road agreed, however 99% of all motorbikes have a dog engagement gearbox, and they seem to be ok on the road.

[MIGLIACARS]

do you know the final drive of this box.
i am also assuming there is no diff with it.
as the description on eBay isnt the best.
i think if my memory serves me correctly that its still 1.1 in top???????

[mini-luke]

Dog boxes on the road, well yet again I find this interesting, they are a little different to drive on the road agreed, however 99% of all motorbikes have a dog engagement gearbox, and they seem to be ok on the road.

Yes but on a Motorcycle you do not engage gears in the same way e.g it's up or down with your foot on the gear lever, not the same as a car.

Another important thing to note is that a M.Bike weighs significantly less than a Mini, so will put a lot less load on the gearbox etc.

[Cosford Cowboy]

Dog boxes on the road, well yet again I find this interesting, they are a little different to drive on the road agreed, however 99% of all motorbikes have a dog engagement gearbox, and they seem to be ok on the road.

Yes but on a Motorcycle you do not engage gears in the same way e.g it's up or down with your foot on the gear lever, not the same as a car.

Another important thing to note is that a M.Bike weighs significantly less than a Mini, so will put a lot less load on the gearbox etc.

This is NOT a motorcycle gearbox or gearkit, it is designed for the Classic Mini and as such is very much stronger than all others that have been or are currently on the market.

[Cosford Cowboy]

do you know the final drive of this box.
i am also assuming there is no diff with it.
as the description on eBay isnt the best.
i think if my memory serves me correctly that its still 1.1 in top???????

What final drive do you want in it ? currently it has a 3.11:1

No it's not 1.1 in top it about 0.9 something or maybe 0.898 something like that any way

With 195/45-13 tyres 1:1 drops a 2.76:1 final drive 70mph = 2615rpm

Edited by Cosford Cowboy, 13 February 2012 - 03:30 PM.

[Shifty]

Lets remember this is not a chat thread its a For sale thread. If the OP wishes I am happy to tidy it up.

[Cosford Cowboy]

What a great idea thanks Mr Shifty :)

[Shifty]

Thread has been tidied up, lets only post up you are genuinely interested in buying the item, if you want to discuss the merits/advantages/disadvantages of 6 speed dog boxes then its probably better to start a thread in mini chat.