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Q & A: Noisy Gearbox

Wednesday June 27th, 2007
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
I have a '53 TD with transmission problems. It has rattled since I bought it 20 years ago.
I am thinking of replacing the tranny and I understand that it is possible to replace it with one from an MGA or MGB and get to higher speeds. Can you comment on the advisability of this and where to buy one?

Cliff

Cliff!

You have several options: rebuild your gearbox -- and that could cost $2000 easily; rebuild your remote control -- that's about $200; swap your differential to a lower ratio -- that's about $1200; change the gearbo... read more