mkII 5 speed gearbox

[FredTransit]

no its oxford im grimsby miles away but very cheap i might give it a miss and check the scrappy\breakers first saw a 76000 g reg 3.0 v6 minibus go for 51 quid recently so 1 should come up again soon.

Well that's only 50 miles away from me! The box alone would be worth £100, the seats again another £120, at least down south! I would go for it if I were you, if you wanted to come and collect it I could fetch it for you.
You know you want to....................

[simgy]

im tempted ill have to have a quick think

[FredTransit]

Aha! there you are markrobson, not received your free kicking yet.............. ?!

[madmark]

what you need is to find 86-88 mk3 2ltr petrol that will have the 5 speed erly type box in called type 9 if you can find one ,the box and the crossmember it will bolt streight in ! prop will also fit so you dont need to change that! but beware these gearboxes were not to clever! 1 alot of play in the gearstic,2 had a bad habit of jumping out of reverse! the best way is to look for a complete van you can drive!

[FredTransit]

what you need is to find 86-88 mk3 2ltr petrol that will have the 5 speed erly type box in called type 9 if you can find one ,the box and the crossmember it will bolt streight in ! prop will also fit so you dont need to change that! but beware these gearboxes were not to clever! 1 alot of play in the gearstic,2 had a bad habit of jumping out of reverse! the best way is to look for a complete van you can drive!

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[Luke]

The box and the crossmember it will bolt streight in! prop will also fit so you dont need to change that!

are you sure prop will fit mark i thought the type 9's are a few inches longer than the 4 speeds

[FredTransit]

The box and the crossmember it will bolt streight in! prop will also fit so you dont need to change that!

are you sure prop will fit mark i thought the type 9's are a few inches longer than the 4 speeds

We just usually use the front section, as it's usually for an XLWB in our case. You can cut & shut (weld) or seperate the two bit and join at the UJ

[madmark]

fred as far as i know you dont need a difrent prop .i can remember when i had a 4x4 the guy i sold it to just used the crosmember and type 9 box!

[FredTransit]

The 5 speed is a bolt up connection, and the 4 speed is a spline in, which is why we change the fron section of the prop.

[Luke]

ok were digressing(big word not really sure what it means) abit!!!
Im 95% sure the type9 5 speed is longer than the 4speed although the prop will fit on the same splined o/p shaft - so you will need to have the prop shortened!!
but if you use the mt75 5 speed (best box) the o/p shaft is totally different so you will need the mt75 prop (or at least the front end)

hope that dosent confuse more

[FredTransit]

ok were digressing(big word not really sure what it means) abit!!!
Im 95% sure the type9 5 speed is longer than the 4speed although the prop will fit on the same splined o/p shaft - so you will need to have the prop shortened!!
but if you use the mt75 5 speed (best box) the o/p shaft is totally different so you will need the mt75 prop (or at least the front end)

hope that dosent confuse more

You're not digressing as this is still on the topic of 5 speed conversion

That's what I said As to shortening the prop, it's never been an issue for us as the conversions are usually on an XLB, so the front prop gets matched to a long rear piece, or we get a new prop made (had to go to some little mesters in Sheffield for the first 3, they wouldn't do them down south!
I'm not confused (now) but I had to read this twice!

Simgy, it's a good thing your camper is a panel, as we only have one petrol 5 speed, our panel van, all the rest are diesel 5 speed Lutons!

[Luke]

When i get a bit more time (new baby/new bedroom to make/ new website/ van to finish etc!!) ill write an article in "technical how to" on swapping a mk1/2 4 speed to mt75 5 speed with some pictures, parts list, costs etc
Cos i think this will be a very common question!! - and also a very worthwile job to do

[FredTransit]

If you want any pictures, we have a lot to choose from, 1 panel van and 5 chasis cabs (which would be the same as a coachbuilt camper)!!!

[madmark]

also how to find a good gearbox! (mt75) road test is the only way!

[FredTransit]

also how to find a good gearbox! (mt75) road test is the only way!

!!!! I tend to take what I am given (sold!), but to be fair I have never had a really bad one. Is it me or are there differnt gear ratios? Sometimes when we change a box the van ends up a bit slower or faster, it's the only thing I can think of (like for like that is).