Marcos Maniacs

Well, I got to do it.....  Seems that the gearbox refuses to repair 
itself, so I must remove it.

So....I need some expert advice.

1. Can the gearbox on a V6 steel frame be removed without removing 
the engine (i.e. lowered from the car)?

2.  If it can, is it easier to remove engine/gearbox as a unit 
instead?

3.  Can the engine/gearbox be removed as a single unit or do they 
need to be separated?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks!

Also just posted some pics of mine to www.britishcarforum.com 

Don Lattimer
#3m5759
Willits, CA, USA

Hi Don,

Although I've never tried to do it ALL the references say remove box 
and engine together (and all the articles I've seen in club magazines 
say this is how they did it).

I'm fairly sure there's a chassis rail under the rear of the box 
which would make it nearly (if not completely) impossible to drop the 
box down under the car.

Best of luck.

Mark

--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Don Lattimer 
<donlattimer@p...>" <donlattimer@p...> wrote:

> Well, I got to do it.....  Seems that the gearbox refuses to repair 
> itself, so I must remove it.
> 
> So....I need some expert advice.
> 
> 1. Can the gearbox on a V6 steel frame be removed without removing 
> the engine (i.e. lowered from the car)?
> 
> 2.  If it can, is it easier to remove engine/gearbox as a unit 
> instead?
> 
> 3.  Can the engine/gearbox be removed as a single unit or do they 
> need to be separated?
> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks!
> 
> Also just posted some pics of mine to www.britishcarforum.com 
> 
> Don Lattimer
> #3m5759
> Willits, CA, USA

Hi all,

My prayers have been answered.  Phil Ward just called me from the UK 
to advise that the gearbox CAN be removed without removing the 
engine.  The gearbox is separated from the bellhousing and the 
bellhousing is left attached to the engine.  Voila!  As long as you 
don't engage the clutch while the gearbox is out, things should be 
OK.  Phil was very knowledgeable about the engine/gearbox.  His car 
is #3m5745 (15 before mine).

The clutch and pressure plate are only 15K miles old so I'll take my 
chances.  

Phil also gave me some tips on what layshaft, gear ratios, etc. that 
can be installed.  The Capri gearbox innards work in this box.  The 
Capri gearbox has steel selectors where as the current selectors are 
bronze.  Lots of good info!

If you read this Phil, thank you very much!

Don Lattimer
#3m5759
Willits, CA, USA


--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Don Lattimer 
<donlattimer@p...>" <donlattimer@p...> wrote:

> Well, I got to do it.....  Seems that the gearbox refuses to repair 
> itself, so I must remove it.
> 
> So....I need some expert advice.
> 
> 1. Can the gearbox on a V6 steel frame be removed without removing 
> the engine (i.e. lowered from the car)?
> 
> 2.  If it can, is it easier to remove engine/gearbox as a unit 
> instead?
> 
> 3.  Can the engine/gearbox be removed as a single unit or do they 
> need to be separated?
> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks!
> 
> Also just posted some pics of mine to www.britishcarforum.com 
> 
> Don Lattimer
> #3m5759
> Willits, CA, USA