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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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Mind you, when I looked underneath I thought I saw the famous 2 concentric rings. Perhaps that was wishful thinking. I must get a torch
and a jack
and some old trousers
SFG
2012 4/4 Sport
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No linkages on the 4/4 Mazda box, unlike the remote extension to the Plus 4, it's a direct one. The earlier Ford boxes have a rather Heath Robinson link which I don't think helps the gearchange quality.
Jays
Former Morgan owner. Gone but hopefully not forgotten!
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I didn't consider it when I bought the car, but by comparison with a friend's morgan, the gearchange is a bit land rover. So I took it back to Allon White who were going to replace the bush, but they told me that it's a ford gearbox, and anyway, there are lots of different linkages, they're all like that, etc. etc.
In the meantime I find that 5th gear isn't really needed round our way, and I'm headed onto the M40 tomorrow morning and I'll be able to get my co-driver to hold the wheel while I try to find it. it's about 6 inches across to the right, I think
You might find a Quickshift conversion helps. It made a huge difference to the Ford Type 9 box on my car.
Tim H.
1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE
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I was surprised Stuart, I thought a 2012 4/4 with the Sigma engine would of had the Mazda box.
Craig Jezz
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I didn't consider it when I bought the car, but by comparison with a friend's morgan, the gearchange is a bit land rover. So I took it back to Allon White who were going to replace the bush, but they told me that it's a ford gearbox, and anyway, there are lots of different linkages, they're all like that, etc. etc.
In the meantime I find that 5th gear isn't really needed round our way, and I'm headed onto the M40 tomorrow morning and I'll be able to get my co-driver to hold the wheel while I try to find it. it's about 6 inches across to the right, I think
You might find a Quickshift conversion helps. It made a huge difference to the Ford Type 9 box on my car. Thank you for that tip, Tim, I'll definately follow that up
SFG
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