A fellow Volvo/MG enthusiast asked me the following question I couldn't
answer.
Please respond to Thom directly.
>My
>dad has a 1953 MG TD. The transmission is shot, we tried to rebuild it
>several times. At first it was first gear/ reverse. Pulled the box
>swapped
>the gears put the box back in. Worked great for a few weeks and then
>noise.
>Pulled the box again, main bearing went, replaced it put box back
>in... and
>so on. In retrospect we should have changed all the bearings at once.
>Too
>late now! So my question for you is about gearboxes. Do the later
>year
>boxes fit in the early cars? or are there gearboxes available? Car has
>been
>sitting since I left for college in 1990. No one else had the
>patience to
>work on it. Family lives in Roanoke, VA. I live in Woods Hole, MA.
>Any mailing list info, parts sources etc. would be appreciated.
>later
>thom
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>Thomas Geer
>Marine Biological Laboratory
>Woods Hole, MA 02543
>Tel:508-289-7629
>fax:508-540-6902
>E-mail:tgeer@mbl.edu
>web http://www.mbl.edu/oldenbourg
>
>
Ric Bergstrom
Richmond, VA
1973 Midget 1275 '88 240 Volvo '92 F150
1974 Midget 1275 (currently in many little boxes)
Central Virginia MG Classics
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