Part six gearbox and axle

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Nov 21, 07 1:29 pm

Pete! There's a pair of Nostalgia 16 x 16 Magnesium Halibrands on EuroDragster parts for sale................

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Nov 21, 07 2:00 pm

Have just put my order in to Wil

I have become more safety concious, and have gone for low band apply and steel drums in both cars - we like our feet and don't want our legs fraying.

This puts a big cost onto a transmission (probably an extra £500 - £700 per box, as I have also gone for a steel planetary); but I think it is worth it. Those pictures of transmission explosions are a sobering thought..............

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Fri Nov 23, 07 6:06 pm

Oh, i thought the planetary was steel ?

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Nov 23, 07 6:14 pm

Nope, the centre section with the splines is alloy.

Transbrakes can rip them out, apparently....

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Nov 23, 07 6:28 pm

Your regular 4 pinion ally cased planetry, the splines strip out of the middle apparently. To be honest, I've never seen one stripped or broken in any way, so they are obviously more robust than they look.

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Fri Nov 23, 07 9:02 pm

Would i have to worry behind the stroker Blue...No transbrake stuff

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Fri Nov 23, 07 9:19 pm

AllKiller wrote:Would i have to worry behind the stroker Blue...No transbrake stuff

AllKiller wrote:
So, what do you need more fast apply or quicker release ?
Im guessing its apply

I read trans brakes need a 5.0 ??

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Fri Nov 23, 07 10:39 pm

That second quote is from another thread Mark

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri Nov 23, 07 10:52 pm

Blue wrote:Your regular 4 pinion ally cased planetry, the splines strip out of the middle apparently. To be honest, I've never seen one stripped or broken in any way, so they are obviously more robust than they look.

i have two in this week blue with the spline torn out, dont see it very often though, and that part is stock in my box but never died

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Nov 24, 07 11:08 am

Blue wrote:Your regular 4 pinion ally cased planetry, the splines strip out of the middle apparently. To be honest, I've never seen one stripped or broken in any way, so they are obviously more robust than they look.

I stripped mine out in a 318/904 in my Oz Charger.

That was because as a silly 22 year old I found it would launch great if you revved to 5K in neutral and then pulled it into drive.

It worked brilliant until one night I suddenly had no forward gears.

A local trans specialist fitted one from a Jensen 727 for me. At least that is where he said he got it from.

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Sat Nov 24, 07 5:04 pm

Neutral drops

Dave, my mate left his prop in the road at Chelsea one cruise night, trying to get his 69 Fury to smoke the tyres

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Nov 24, 07 5:45 pm

Just shows how much abuse the box can take though. I was doing that for months.

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Sat Nov 24, 07 7:47 pm

The 727 is a fantastic box

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Nov 24, 07 11:02 pm

Yeah but this was a "weak" 904.