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[l7jnd]

Hi i have a used gbox i want to rebuild later. But i wanted to id the laygear. The only numbers i can find are ado16. Does this mean anything to help me ud this box. The case number is 22g68.

[Guess-Works.com]

3 synchro from an austin 1100 ( hence ADO16 ), what type of case is it, magic wand or remote, both used the 22G68 case casting, and if remote, which way to the bolts connect the long ali remote to the back of the gearbox.. if it is an ADO16 version, bit of a pain putting them into a mini because you don't have enough room for the bolts.

 

The laygear will be the same as used in the mini and Morris minor and some midgets, which all had different part numbers for the same thing.

[EAVB]

I would hazard a guess that it's an austin 1100 gearbox, hence the ado16 markings. Is the diff housing a mini one or an austin 1100 one ie: for a solid or sandwich plate remote?

[EAVB]

Ah sorry, must have been typing at the same time as the resident gearbox expert. His reply is far more detailed than mine!

[l7jnd]

Thanks for the quick replies. It is a remote gearbox. No idea whereit came from was found in a shed! Can i find out if they are a or b type gears? Could this gear set be fitted into a 3 synchro case for a normal min remote or can the diff housing be changed to fit the normal remote. I want to fit it into a 67 traveller and have the 3 synchro unit for that but it is all seized up. Ie can i take the bits out if this box and build them into my existing 3synchro case that came from my mini so i know the remote section is correct.

Edited by l7jnd, 01 May 2013 - 02:03 PM.

[Guess-Works.com]

It'll probably be a B type 3 synchro, most are, only early 3 synchro's are A type. And yes, the internals for remote and magic wands are the same so can be transferred between cases, however, the diff covers are a matched pair with the gearbox and should not be swapped. Sometimes you will get one which will be a very close fit, but more often than not there's a noticeable difference which will translate into a displacement of the bearings or differential which can cause at worst a very nasty gear meshing problem with the pinion and bits of teeth and gear being spread about the floor, to a really annoying oil leak which won't go away.

[l7jnd]

Thanks for the reply. It helps me out a great deal cheers..

[62S]

You can easily fit an 1100/1300 remote in a Mini despite the side bolts. Authi in Spain did this on the production line.

Edited by 62S, 08 May 2013 - 09:02 PM.