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Re: Dizzy Problems and now a gearbox

To: ceomchs@onthe.net.au
Subject: Re: Dizzy Problems and now a gearbox
From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:39:46 EDT
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <381006EA.A6376C6C@onthe.net.au>
Reply-to: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:40:42 +1000 Neil Wakeman <ceomchs@onthe.net.au>
writes:

>If it's still original, your Mark 2 should have a smooth case gearbox
>behind its 948cc motor.  This is the same 'box as a Morris Minor so 
>you shouldn't have too much trouble in finding some-one to fix it, or
for
>that matter another 'box.  

The Sprite MkII gearbox is a smooth case, true, but it has needle bearing
on 2nd and 3rd instead of the bronze bushings on the MkI and the Morris
smooth case.  Gears are quite diferent and are not interchangeable.

Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com

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