Gear lever required...Shocks...Petrol tank....

**JDNSW** · 21st February 2008, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by lro11

I have a 6 cyl gear lever fitted to my 4 cyl gearbox?

The six cylinder gearbox is set further back, and the shape of the gear lever reflects this (unless of course it has been bent). I haven't checked to see whether you can interchange the four and the six levers without actually hitting anything.

John

**lro11** · 21st February 2008, 08:21 PM

I don't have a problem it works fine

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 21st February 2008, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The six cylinder gearbox is set further back, and the shape of the gear lever reflects this (unless of course it has been bent). I haven't checked to see whether you can interchange the four and the six levers without actually hitting anything.

John

John is correct, the base is exactly the same. The 6 cyl stick is basically straight with a single bend near the bottom. In an SIII your fist would be going in between the parcel shelf every time you went into reverse.

On a series 2/2a your knuckles would be hitting the instrument panel in reverse and possibly 1st and 3rd.

All providing someone hasn't modified the stick to put a larger bend at the bottom.

Diana

**Chilly** · 21st February 2008, 09:43 PM

ha ha....no band aids....fortune smiled on me and I had a open hand.

The lever had been repaired several times by the looks of it. Broken above the ball.

It is also a straight level with screw on gear knob.

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 21st February 2008, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by Chilly

ha ha....no band aids....fortune smiled on me and I had a open hand.

The lever had been repaired several times by the looks of it. Broken above the ball.

It is also a straight level with screw on gear knob.

Yup that's it officer - it must be mine it is broken in exactly the same place!

And Mine

And mine too

**isuzurover** · 25th February 2008, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by Chilly

Hi isuzurover,

Mine is a side tank. It seems quite big compared to the one on my SWB in the UK.

Would have to post from Brissie to Wodonga, Vic. Any idea on cost?

Cheers Chilly

Sounds like the same one then.

I think a tank is too big for Aussie post. AULRO courier service might be a possibility???

**lro11** · 4th August 2008, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

John is correct, the base is exactly the same. The 6 cyl stick is basically straight with a single bend near the bottom. In an SIII your fist would be going in between the parcel shelf every time you went into reverse.

On a series 2/2a your knuckles would be hitting the instrument panel in reverse and possibly 1st and 3rd.

All providing someone hasn't modified the stick to put a larger bend at the bottom.

Diana

Well here is a hole in your theory I found numerous pictures on the web of 4 cylinder series 3's with a straight gearstick, this photo I took of a diesel for sale in Brisbane. And the new gearstick that arrived today from the UK nice and straight too. They can't all be wrong???

**dandlandyman** · 5th August 2008, 03:45 PM

Broken gearsticks are fairly common where gearboxes have led a hard life. Grinding back and welding were the only cures my father has ever done, though tapping threads seems like a good alternative.
1952? That would have been a lot of trouble to go to, even for the army. The only Holden engines at that time were grey motors, and their engine mounts were situated either side of the bell housing and one under the harmonic balancer. Being too long, the front cross member would have to be moved and carefully refitted to use the mount. I've seen it done once to an 80", and I would never do it to ANY Land Rover.
An ex-army friend of mine says he never saw any of them, so I guess the idea didn't take off.

Dan.
69 2a 88" pet4, 74 3 109" pet4, 68 2b FC pet6.

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