Thread: I need a gearbox

Originally Posted by lowmion

are there any none normal tools I will need to get before I start

Whitworth spanners and sockets may or may not be normal tools, depending on your point of view.
Aaron

Originally Posted by Aaron IIA

Whitworth spanners and sockets may or may not be normal tools, depending on your point of view.
Aaron

Yes, depends what you call normal! If you only have metric spanners, then you will need both Imperial AF spanners and Whitworth spanners.

AF spanners are readily available, but Whitworth spanners are a bit harder to find - I find garage sales, second hand shops, charity shops and markets to be a valuable source of often good quality and cheap Whitworth spanners.

For reinstalling the gearbox you need a clutch aligning tool, but these can be readily made. Flare nut spanners (AF) are useful for the clutch hydraulics, but not essential. The nut on the gearbox output gear needs a special spanner, but you can probably manage with a soft drift.

You will find that your 2a has mostly United threads (Imperial, AF) nuts and bolts, but a substantial proportion of Whitworth; the change from BS (Whitworth & BSF) to United UNF, UNC) threads was in progress during 2a production. Any metric will have been added after it left the factory. Small screws around electrical equipment, dashboard etc are nearly all BA.

John