5 Speed

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:52 pm

Hmmm £1000 !! I was afraid of that. Do you think that will include all the necessary flywheel work and the clutch release parts Ray ? Andrew (Big Ginger) assures us it can be done in a day!

Post by **Redmoggy** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:42 pm

This one day thing. Dont take this the wrong way but there is a fair difference between a guy swinging a spanner for his hobby and a guy who swings spanners for a living. If you have a fully equiped workshop then slinging a minor on the ramp pulling out the rack and dropping the gearbox takes no more than a pair of hours. So a 5 speed conversion in a day is more than feasable. Scrabbling around on your drive with axle stands the job is bound to take longer.
Personally i do think it is a worthwhile conversion and these boxes were/are almost bulletproof so i think a re-con unit is a little overkill.

Rod

Post by **MoggyTech** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:11 pm

bmcecosse wrote:Hmmm £1000 !! I was afraid of that. Do you think that will include all the necessary flywheel work and the clutch release parts Ray ? Andrew (Big Ginger) assures us it can be done in a day!

Standard kit retains the Morris Clutch assembly but with a Ford clutch friction disc to match to the T9 output splines, so no flywheel mods needed apart from spigot bush (I think). Biggest headache is likely to be clutch operating method. Plenty options, including retaining the original linkage, but hydraulic clutch with ford bearing is probably the smoothest.

Jonathon at JLH probably has the best solutions for some of the original kits shortfalls, like a better gearbox crossmember.

If I was 20 years younger and had access to a four poster I could crack this job in a day. Not going to set any speed records now though, I prefer to do it once, and do it right, take my time and enjoy the work.

Post by **bigginger** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:23 pm

Sorry not to come straight back on it - have to work for a living these days. Costs pretty much as above, though less (obviously) with an ebay box, and it's best to measure up for the prop and have it made up after installing the box, so some delay there, really, though it can be done without. I've no real idea over putting one on a 1098 (never seen much point), but the kit would include a flywheel with the spigot bush in it as opposed to the crank end, machined for the 6 bolt (1275) fitment

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:14 pm

Thanks Andrew! Do you happen to know if JLH supply a complete 'kit' with all the necessary bits ready to fit ?
And - when's the new JLH website coming on stream ??

Post by **Longdog** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:27 pm

Hi, do any of the kits come with a suitable propshaft as part of the package?Can the original clutch linkage be used with a sierra release bearing, if so is this included in the kit.
All of the places that stock kits are not specific about what they contain.

Post by **simmitc** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:34 pm

Each supplier may vary, so why not ask THEM what's included?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:06 pm

If they are that vague - walk away! Surely they MUST tell you excatly what's in the kit ??