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Had some in back order for months at Craddocks… they just refunded me as there is any available it seems.. I have used a complete new Bearmach unit, so might have some on my old unit if you are welcome to… I’ll have a look if interested..

I have some of these washers left over from my early S3 ‘box rebuild. If anyone needs one, let me know the size and I’ll check what I’ve got… they have the tabs, and they slide straight on with the tab in the spline. They are genuine ones from Blanchard… so might be useful..

Mine had this. Turned out the fuel inlet to the filter bowl housing wasn’t tight, and under load sucked air in. I was looking to check the seal of the glass bowl to the filter housing, as I think air can be sucked in if it’s deteriorated, but that was ok, as was the pump diaphragm.

Has anyone experience of Liqui Moly gearbox additive? Someone’s suggested it to help a newly built gearbox with lower tolerances used. Could it do any harm in this gearbox?

Nope, it’s just ****e. Drove to Belvoir Castle, and I’m surprised i got back. Good news is the steering, brakes and cooling (even in the heat of yesterday) are great now. Bad news is the 1/2 gear selection is still tight… but worst news is that 3/4 are a fricking nightmare. All ok from cold...

Thanks. Useful info. It’s a petrol s111 so need a diesel tank, and yes I’m using some hard fuel line. I’ve gone for a 2 kw one as it was smaller to fit in the seat box, and came with 60mm ducting, so I’ll see how it goes… hope it’s up to it! Ha, the gearbox has just gone back in… after I...

Hi, a few pics of the start of my diesel heater install. Going quite well, but any comments welcome… Small tank will be going at the top of the rear wheel arch in a simple bracket. A sealed inspection hatch next to the rear bench seat will allow filling, and no vapours in the cabin.

I think SWB has a more narrow one on the right, due to the fuel tank location.

https://embertonimperial.com/products/3-16-dia-1-2-long-solid-countersunk-aluminium-rivet-pack-of-50 These any good?

Ha, I’m looking forward to forgetting tbh! End up dreaming about the bloody thing… The reverse gear does slide, with the selector arm removed etc, and engaged just fine, but only when the 1st/2nd selector hub was in a certain position.. when the main shaft is turned say 180degrees the idler...

Thanks for the reply Steve. So, I did what I suggested I was going to do. Fixed it in reverse, jacked up the rear and ran it in reverse for a bit, moving the selector in and out slightly. No bad noises or anything and now the reverse idler gear “just” engages, every time. So, fingers crossed...

Hello, here’s the next instalment of the nightmare that is my gearbox rebuild! So, all going well, ‘box back in. Start her up, and can select 1 to 4 just fine… however, reverse is not possible!! On the bench reverse was selectable. The idler slipped nicely across meshing with the selector...

NOS item

So, found the issue. The selector hub is an Italian made item, from a reputable supplier, however on strip down and comparing to the new old stock one, the machining can be seen to be too “deep”, and maybe too shallow. On the bench, I can replicate the teeth on the gears not engaging, and...

No one’s mentioned the reverse thread?

Well, it’s as bad when driving.. It’s a pig of a vehicle..!! So fecking annoying. So, new selector hub needed, I think… well why not, I don’t need £240 do I.. What I do find is that when selecting 2nd, if I pull the gearstick fully, it seems to overshoot after engaging the gear, and I get a...

New first, second and synchro hub. All quoted as being the right numbers for a suffix A, but maybe they weren’t. The synchro is described as “TAS made in Italy” Not sure what make that is, but maybe it’s ****e? 😂

Ah, no I mean’t the selector hub. There’s different versions for suffix A etc. I’ve come this far, I’ll just press on and see if a few 100 miles helps, cheers

Thanks for the replies. I’m wondering if there a mix of gears 1 and 2 and the selector maybe not being suffix A. I have ordered the correct parts, but what if the selector is in fact for a later ‘box? Could this mean difficultly selecting?