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[dusty605]

hi all. i have a 1986 mayfair 998. my gearbox is up for replacement as the 2nd gear synchromesh has gone and its a bit whiny. i have managed to purchase a gearbox from ebay believing that many parts that fit one mini fit another. i have a concern tho in that the box i have bought is a magic wand type. i am not sure what this means and am starting to question whether or not it is going to fit as easily as i thought. please shed some light on this for me. thanx. :'(

[who_loves_the_mini?]

As far as i know the magic wand type gearbox is from an earlier mini and wont fit your engine with out a fair bit of work

[minimadjonesy]

^^^^ he's right! you bought the wrong box I'm afraid!

[Guess-Works.com]

It'd possibly fit the engine, but not necessarily into the shell...

[Dan]

Mini's were in production for almost 42 years, why do so many people seem to think that the parts didn't change much in that time?

You need a rod change, A plus type garbox. Try to get one with the same final drive that you already have.