MGB1970 » Restoration » Gearbox and Clutch » Gearbox

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The gearbox. Not a big mystery, but it will be the first MGB unit I've torn down.

1 Drain oil from gearbox and overdrive 01	2 Drain oil from gearbox and overdrive 02	3 Remove the gear lever	4 Gear lever parts and hardware	5 Gearbox mount 02
6 Gearbox mount 01	7 Gearbox cross member and mounts	8 Found in bottom of gearbox cross member	9 Gearbox mount 03	10 Gearbox mount 04
11 Gearbox mount hardware	12 Speedometer cable and right angle drive	13 Wiring to top of OD and reverse switch	14 Gearbox harness clamped to assy 02	15 Separating gearbox and engine
16 Degunking gearbox 01	17 Degunking gearbox 02	18 Gearbox wiring repaired	19 Overdrive back in place 01	20 gearbox cross member in paint
21 As removed the bushings face the wrong way no nut at bottom	22 cutting off the rotten bushes	23 KY Jelly is going to help	24 The ring compressor idea didn't work	25 A vice and a screw dirver to encourage it worked
26 Ready to install xrews taped in place for convenience	27 close up of shouldered bolt washer and nut	28 How the factory did it 0	29 Gearbox installed on engine	30 Left handed Mike installing speedometoer cable
31 Found a variety of suggestions on line trying one out	32 Ears to the rear and then install cross member and tilt into place and bolt	33 it didn't work with the OD to go with the rear hole 01	34 it didn't work with the OD to go with the rear hole 02	35 Lifting the crossmember close enough to bolt
36 gearbox supproted and installed	37 Gearbox lever install 01	38 Gearbox lever install 02	39 Gearbox lever install 03	40 Pumping straight 30 non detergent into gearbox

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