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andy o - 5/3/07 at 06:52 PM

will a type 9 gearbox bolt onto a crossflow?if it does is it any longer and is the output shaft the same?also does anyone know how to identify an english over an atlas axle.

UncleFista - 5/3/07 at 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by andy o
will a type 9 gearbox bolt onto a crossflow?


Yes


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if it does is it any longer


Yes

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and is the output shaft the same?


No

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also does anyone know how to identify an english over an atlas axle.


Hard to explain, but Rob Lane does a good job on his website

rusty nuts - 5/3/07 at 07:44 PM

Where abouts are you in Cambridge? I'm in Shelford . My car has a type 9 mounted to a crossflow . Use a Sierra clutch, think it was an early 1600 . Prop may be a bit different but not too expensive to get made. Bailey Morris in Eaton Socon near St Neots is as good as anywhere

myeates - 5/3/07 at 07:57 PM

it is 3 inches or 75mm longer and uses more splines on the gearbox end

MikeRJ - 5/3/07 at 09:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by andy o
will a type 9 gearbox bolt onto a crossflow?if it does is it any longer and is the output shaft the same?


Depends on what box you are replacing. I just put a Type 9 in my Striker, replacing the 4 Speed which I think is a "Type E". It was the same length, same input shaft, only thing that needed modifying was the gearbox mounting that needed to be moved a little further back towards the axle.

Other 4 speed boxes are shorter and have smaller input shafts.

An English axle is a "front loader", i./e. the diff assembly is a separate casting that bolts in the the front of the axle casing. The Atlas has a removable rear cover on the diff housing. You can also try picking them up, and English can be lifted without much bother, an Atlas might require a hernia operation afterwards!