Ford type 9 gearbox rebuilds performance classic car parts. Fitting a ford type 9 gearbox to a scimitar gte with essex engine. Gearbox rebuild upgrade ford type 9 gearbox duration. If you have the standard mkii escort 4speed box integral. This gearbox is commonly used for 5 speed conversions on older first motion transmissions are ford type 9 gearbox specialists we supply and repair all variations of the ford type 9 ford t9 gearbox fitted with helical, 3j driveline performance, uprated helical and straight cut close ratio ford type 9 five speed gear kits and gear boxes. Fitting a ford type 9 gearbox to a scimitar gte with essex engine the following missive doesnt contain detailed instructions on how to fit a type 9 gearbox to every variant of scimitar or sabre, but tries to bring together lots of relevant information, some of which is contradictory within different sources.
Fixing input shaft oil leak in type 9 gearbox race car my type 9 gearbox has been leaking oil into the. This transmission was used in ford aerostar, ranger, explorer, thunderbird, mustang mazda bseries pickup, mercury mountaineer, lincoln ls and jaguar stype. The type 9 was fine for urban driving but once in 4th on a straight road it was rather noisy if you were making progress. There are two versions of this gearbox, those with a. We specialize in the rebuild reconditioning and overhaul. The fifth, or overdrive gear, was added to the fourspeed gearbox by placing it in the. Fixing input shaft oil leak in type 9 gearbox race car. The clutch release bearing guide bolts seemed very loose. Gearbox rebuild upgrade ford type 9 gearbox youtube. Type e gearbox for sale in uk 60 used type e gearboxs.
First motion transmissions are suppliers and repairers of classic ford manual transmissions and gearboxes based in the market town of baldock hertfordshire. Ford type 9 5 speed gearbox rebuild kit this kit offers you a quick and low cost way to renew the essential parts inyour type 9 gearbox before fitting a secondhand one and finding out its noisy. Today i took the engine and gearbox out, split the two and removed the bell housing from the gearbox. Can type 9 90 degree speedo adapter be fitted without removing the gearbox. The ford type 9 5speed gearbox is a type e 4speed gearbox with a 5th gear added in a spacer placer plate bteween the casing and the tailhousing. There has been an ongoing problem with finding a suitable clutch driven plate to undertake a reliable type 9 conversion to your car. Ford type 9 5speed gearbox for the mga gt402a bellhousing and spigot bushing modification. We can provide a very high specification type 9 ford 5 speed sporting gearbox with third generation helical gears for quiet efficient performance. Iirc the older haynes manual for the sierra covers gearbox rebuild, you need the one with a pale blue cover. Ford type e gearbox repair parts and spares ford type e. Gear vendors auxiliary overdrive 20% improvement in economy, dodge np435, g360, nv4500 or nv5600, pickups and rvs with 5 or 6 speed manual transmissions. Detective work now tells me i have a type 3 gearbox, not a type 9.
We stock a large inventory of gearbox and differential transmission parts for classic and modern vehicles for all major car brands. Ford sierra 4x4 type 9 gearbox, transfer box and b. Ford type9 5speed gearbox for the mga gt402b which one to use these notes from peter gamble at high speed engineering mg tb, tc, td, tf, mga, mgb 5 speed conversion how to. Ford capri type f gearbox autogear supplies gearbox. Ford type9 5speed gearbox for the mga gt402a bellhousing and spigot bushing modification. Mg midget and sprite technical shortened tail housing ford type 9 i like to lay claim to having first had the idea to shorten the topchange section of the ford sierra type 9 to move the gear lever closer. Really struggling to find workshop manual for one online, anyone got one.
It was fitted to capris and sierras from around 1983. Scubadude 11252008 hi anton, iirc the type 9 t9 or type n is a 5speed capri sierra box. The type 9 was fords first fivespeed, rearwheeldrive gearbox, and it is based on the fourspeed type e gearbox. Jul 27, 2015 the type 9 was fine for urban driving but once in 4th on a straight road it was rather noisy if you were making progress. Also ppc magazine covered a type 9rebuild some time ago. Dunno how different the type 9 is internally to the rocket box apart from the integral bellhousing but here is type 9 rebuild manual. There has been an eye wateringly expensive custom 6 12 driven availabe for some time from elsewhere, but it dosnt get over the early cars abilty to prematurely wear out, or destroy cltuch plates if driven with. Dec 07, 2011 this transmission was used in ford aerostar, ranger, explorer, thunderbird, mustang mazda bseries pickup, mercury mountaineer, lincoln ls and jaguar s type. Ford type 9 gearbox fitting to 1275 midget engine morris. Ford 4 speed type 2 escort gearbox ford 4 speed 3 rail 2000e ford type e 4 speed sierra cortina gearbox ford 4 speed type 3 cortina escort capri gearbox ford type 5 3.
As standard it has a cast iron casing with an alloy tail. They dont appear to have drain plugs, and i have read in. Every bellhousing i have seen allows for the stock hydraulic clutch slave and fork. The type 9 box has 23 splines, and a cutdown minor gearbox has been used to make the bellhousing welded to an alloy plate to mate with the ford gearbox. Which one to use these notes from peter gamble at high speed engineering mg tb, tc, td, tf, mga, mgb 5 speed conversion how to recognise correct gearbox type. There are two versions of this gearbox, those with a short input shaft 17. Thank you for your interest and business and please let us know if there is anything you need. So after a full season of racing the caterham supersport sigmax i decided to treat the car to a full inspection by the guys and girls at mcmillan motorsport. Mainshaft rear bearing skf original input shaft front bearing fag original mainshaft needle roller.
Type 9 gearbox for sale in uk 21 used type 9 gearboxs. It has been brought to my attention that there are some variations in the north american t9 gearbox mercury merkur xr4ti in the usa that can give problems with the hi gear installation kit. Used originally in the ford sierra and granada it was then fitted to the ford transit, capri and. Ford service manuals shop repair books factory repair. Official shop manuals that the dealers and shop technicians use to diagnose, service and repair your ford car, truck or suv f150, f250, superduty, mustang, econoline, explorer, escape, taurus, fusion, flex, focus or thunderbird vehicles.
Ford sierra 4x4 type 9 gearbox, there is a 4 branch exhaust manifold there but its not the best as it has. We stock a large inventory of gearbox and differential transmission. Fixing input shaft oil leak in type 9 gearbox race car today i took the engine and gearbox out, split the two and removed the bell housing from the gearbox. Official shop manuals that the dealers and shop technicians use to diagnose, service and repair. Ford capri type f gearbox autogear supplies gearbox, axle. Type 9 gearbox bbs discussion at welcome to our site for mg, triumph and austinhealey car information. Straight cut gears, i believe this is a type e 4 speed box, came with some mk 2 escort parts now surplus to requirements. With a typical ford type 9 trans, is it considered a no maintenance item ie sealed for life or do you want to change out the fluid on it. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. There has been an eye wateringly expensive custom 6 12 driven. The ford type e gearbox was the escort gearbox to have for may years but is more commonly seen these days in historic competition cars, and in oval hot rod racing. Mg midget and sprite technical shortened tail housing ford type 9 i like to lay claim to having first had the idea to shorten the topchange section of the ford sierra type 9 to move the gear lever closer to the position of the original lever rather than have it sit a lot further back.
The gear change is positive and not at all squidgy or loose. Manual transmission rebuild kits free shipping on orders. Scubadude 11252008 hi anton, iirc the type 9 t 9 or type n is a 5speed capri sierra box. Latest free advert search classic cars classic bikes magazine log in register. Autogear transmissions limited specialises in supply and distribution of transmission vehicle parts for gearbox and differential units. Used originally in the ford sierra and granada it was then fitted to the ford transit, capri and even p100.
Dec 23, 2017 so after a full season of racing the caterham supersport sigmax i decided to treat the car to a full inspection by the guys and girls at mcmillan motorsport. Type 9 ford 5 speed sporting gearboxes b g h gear tech. The fifth, or overdrive gear, was added to the fourspeed gearbox by placing it in the extension housing or tailshaft housing. The input shaft is the standard ford 1 diameter 12 spline shaft, and it mates with the standard ford bolt pattern for gearboxes. This box has in recent years run in to a quite severe core shortage, with much smaller number produced in the uk in comparison to say the type 9 and pushing on for nearly 35 years old its easy to understand why. Mg midget and sprite technical how does a type 9 feel. Fitting a ford type 9 gearbox to a scimitar gte with essex engine the following missive doesnt contain detailed instructions on how to fit a type 9 gearbox to every variant of scimitar or sabre, but tries to. Ford type 9 bellhousing and spigot bushing modification. Can type 9 90 degree speedo adapter be fitted without. Ford service manuals shop repair books factory repair manuals. The gearbox will need to be completely stripped in order to clean it the way you want to,afair there are also special toolsrequired in order to strip and rebuild the gearbox without,i think. Introduced in 1982 the ford type 9 gearbox is still popular today as the first choice of many sportscar drivers. The type 9 was ford s first fivespeed, rearwheeldrive gearbox, and it is based on the fourspeed type e gearbox.
Fitting a ford type 9 gearbox to a scimitar gte with essex. The type 9 was a development of the 4speed type e box. Does anyone know where i would find an appropriate workshop manual to help me do a simple overhaul of a type 3 gearbox. If you have the standard mkii escort 4speed box integral bellhousing it probably is a type 2. Im really struggling to find any sort of information at all to help me. Classic ford type 9 gearboxs for sale car and classic.
I have a type 9 in my mga, and can only say it is a vast improvement on the original box, even when that had been rebuilt. Buy and sell almost anything on gumtree classifieds. It has been brought to my attention that there are some variations in the north american t9 gearbox. Shortened tail housing ford type 9 mg midget and sprite. If it is the latter, i can help you with the haynes manual. A four speed ford gearbox will line up nicely with the gear lever hole in an ae86 but the 5 speed type 9 gear lever is further back so some modification of the hole will be required. There are a few types of input shaft and tailhousing but basic construction remains similar throughout the different models. They dont appear to have drain plugs, and i have read in some places you simply might just want to top them off. This made production easier and cheaper but effectively limited torque capacity to 200 lb. We specialize in the rebuild reconditioning and overhaul of classic ford transmissions and gearboxes these include the ford type 9 gearbox, ford type 5, ford type 3, ford type 2, ford type e, ford bc5 ford ib5 and ford mt75 gearbox. So after a full season of racing the caterham supersport sigmax i decided to treat the car to a full inspection by the guys and girls at mcmillan. Manual transmission rebuild kit, master, ford, borg warner t10, kit.
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