gearbox problems

Submitted by shoeski on

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hi iv got a h reg sportrak and the gearbox has just gone. ive just bought a fourtrak petrol for £50 and was wondering if the box will go in out of that. thanks shane

gearbox problems

Submitted by antraxx69 on

hi shane

i am afraid that the gearbox wont fit with out some alteration the bell housings are different but these just unbolt so not must grief there i am also lead to believe that the gearing is different and the end shaft has to be swaped now i know you can swap a fourtrak diesel gearbox with a fourtrak petrol one by swaping bellhousings and shafts (been there done that)get hold of NEV.K he is the bloke to ask

whats wrong with the gearbox?

regards Howard

gears

Submitted by shoeski on

hi mate thanks for reply, on my sportrak theres a big hole under the gears and it drives but only in 2nd and 4th and pops out of reverse the other gears theres nothing there. i was driving it and a clunk came from underneath i had a look and there was a big hole and oil running out. ive got a fourtrak 2.8td on a h plate with a good 60k engine with rotten shell, ive also got a c reg petrol fourtrak with rotten shell, you dont think any of these boxes will fit. thanks shane

I'm guessing it would take

Submitted by Nev. K on

I'm guessing it would take some work with a welder and an agle grinder, but seen as you've got all the parts why not put the F80 engin and box in? Don't put the diesel in though, as you will be on the guveners in 5th at about 65mph, becouse of the gearing.
Come to think of it, it would probably be eisier to put the Spoti shell onto the F80 chassis. You may need to shorten the chassis to do this, deppending on the wheelbase of the F80, and I don't know the wheel base of the Sporti.

Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.

Gearbox

Submitted by oldminiman on

Iwould say no without considerable effort and then maybe defeat. Try ebay for a gearbox out of a Sporty being broken. I have a spare one in France which is of no use to you but I got that off ebay for peanuts with transfer box attached.

It will save a lot of time money and possible dissappointment not tomentined grazed knuckles and lost tempers.

OLDMINIMAN

M J Young