Josef Posted July 6, 2023 Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 Had a good run down to the midlands and met a few classics along the way (photos to follow!). Then lost gear shift functions turning on to the A444 the morning after… On my way back home in a tow truck right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTV8 Posted July 6, 2023 Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 Don’t despair just yet - could well be the linkage if things have gone very loose and sloppy (cheap fix) rather than the gearbox itself (more £’s) …….. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted July 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 Yeah I think it’s gearbox internal I’m afraid Andy. I’ve got enough bits that hopefully any cost will be gaskets regardless. Just can’t really be bothered with taking the box out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted July 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 My colleague’s Dolly Sprint, and a few other things encountered along the way! Can’t imagine there are many of the Standard 8/10 van about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagger Posted July 6, 2023 Report Share Posted July 6, 2023 The van looks like a Standard Pennant. Hooded lights are the give away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 15 hours ago, Josef said: Yeah I think it’s gearbox internal I’m afraid Andy. I’ve got enough bits that hopefully any cost will be gaskets regardless. Just can’t really be bothered with taking the box out! Hope it's nothing serious but it is a faff taking the box out. I've learned the hard way, with restorations, not to build up the entire interior before testing as all those lovely new seals and fixtures have to come out again once a fault is found on the road, and they never go back the same way twice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qu1ckn1ck Posted July 7, 2023 Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 My guess from bitter experience is a broken circlip on the mainshaft ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted July 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 26 minutes ago, Qu1ckn1ck said: My guess from bitter experience is a broken circlip on the mainshaft ! Yeah this is also my suspicion… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted July 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 Diagnosis confirmed, the circlip is at fault. Found half of it at the bottom of the casing. Fortunately everything else looks fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 Sounds good, here's to a simple quick fix. I love that Standard van, would seriously love to own one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted July 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 Simple, kind of, quick, not at all! I have the gearbox back together now but it’s taken most of the day. I thought it was possible to get the 3/4 hub off with the main shaft in situ (might be it is with a 3 synchro box?) but it isn’t so I had to take everything apart. Oh well. The other casualty of the trip was the crankshaft oil seal. It was drippy before, but now oil is pouring out. So with the gearbox out I’d better deal with it… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted July 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 So. The crankshaft seal housing has had a metric bolt forced in to it… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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