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[ROD]

My mini has a MG metro engine and box in it, but the box whines in first and second,i've been offered a box from a 998cc mini
(91/h reg) are they the same???

ROD

[miniboo]

yep but the final drive may be different

also how much have you ben offered it for? do you know the condition? it may be better getting a 50 quid refurb box from guessworks it will have the right diff for defo then aswell

Edited by miniboo, 15 December 2006 - 07:15 PM.

[taffy1967]

I imagine the MG Metro will probably be 3.44 whilst the Mini will be 3.1?

[ROD]

yep but the final drive may be different

also how much have you ben offered it for? do you know the condition? it may be better getting a 50 quid refurb box from guessworks it will have the right diff for defo then aswell

Do you have some contact details for guessworks?? (sorry i'm new to minis)

[miniboo]

yep do a search on here for guessworks.

[Dan]

Hmm, 998 H reg. Could be from a Racing/Flame/Checkmate. If it is then it has a 3.44 diff and I think is exactly the same as the MG Metro box. There may be a difference in one of the bearings. Ask Guessworks, he knows all about gearboxes.

[taffy1967]

Oh yes I forgot about them.

[Guess-Works.com]

only the MG turbo had a different bearing, and that's the nose bearing on the input so no biggie.. other than that, no different to any other A+ box.

[fikus01]

hello gw just curious but i have a turbo gearbox with the larger bearing as stted above but its not drilled for metro mounts!! did they fit mini era's with a mini flywheel housing?? im suspecting i could have a genuine era 'box!!

[Guess-Works.com]

hello gw just curious but i have a turbo gearbox with the larger bearing as stted above but its not drilled for metro mounts!! did they fit mini era's with a mini flywheel housing?? im suspecting i could have a genuine era 'box!!

I assume you're talking about the transfer case and not the box, as there are no mounts off the box itself, metro or mini..

[fikus01]

yeah thats what i meant on the back of the transfer case there is a 3 bolt mount for a metro and at the front there is another metro mount that bolts on just round the starter motor!

mine has neither

[Guess-Works.com]

The it's a pre A+ transfer case, which has probably been machined out ( you'll find it has a 12G casting number somewhere ) what size is the idler bearing ?

[fikus01]

bigger than a+ thats all i know!! i discovered it when trying to use the housing on something else and realising it wouldnt fit! unfortunately its in my car at the mo so i wont be taking it out again til i get another car!!