Ode to the Aussie 4 Speed

[ambientgoat]

[QUOTE=wbute;Or the fact they will not go into 2nd gear ever at all when cold.[/QUOTE]

When I bought mine the bloke told me to smash it into second, which I did for a while, untill I realised if you moved towards third and back it alligned whatever was wrong and you could shift it without the drama.

It also sat happilly behind my worked 202 for years, and I only blew the diff (doing 5km an hour around a cornder with the clutch in, yet people still argue to this day I was doing circle work)

[mauser]

I blew mine just driving home from work in an SLR5000... I took of normally from the lights and there was an almighty bang... then nothing. lol

Mauser

[agr071]

I blew mine up travelling to work one morning in my HG 308 ute.
Shifted down from 4th to 3rd doing 30mph, BANG went the box and locked the rear wheels.
Got rid of it and put in a Turbo 700.

[HZSandman]

have a supra box and it still proves hard to get into 2nd when cold. I just go from 1st to 3rd until it warms up a bit.

I love the little nuances of old cars.

[Vombil]

have a supra box and it still proves hard to get into 2nd when cold. I just go from 1st to 3rd until it warms up a bit.

I love the little nuances of old cars.

I have supra box too. Much better than an All "jam up" Aussie. Shame about the last owner who ignored the leaking rear seal which resulted in noisy bearings

[playwme]

I never really had any shifting problems with mine. It was starting to sound a bit noisy so we pulled it out and took it into the local mechanic. He replaced the cluster gears and some bearings, took it home and put it back in. Drove it into town and noticed an oil puddle under the flywheel cover. Ripped off the cover and discovered that of the 4 bolts holding on the front bearing retainer, 2 were sitting in the flywheel cover and 2 were fingertight. Tightened them up , refilled with oil and went on my way.
6 months later I've just shifted into 3rd and everything locks up sending me into a skid. I quickly discover that any gear but 1st causes the gearbox to be completely locked. Upon disassembly it's discovered that 1st gear is fused to the main shaft. Whether it was to do with the earlier oil loss or not I'm not sure. I had a burnt van with a single rail/9 inch conversion so rather than spending more money I just swapped over the bits I already had. The M21 is still in pieces in a plastic tub at the farm. I got another main shaft for $10 when picking up some Ebay Statesman doors so one day I'll put it all back together.

[Absinth]

Funny..... back in the 80's when all I would own was a four speed I never once had problems with the M20/M21 sticking or problems changing gears. Sure I blew the odd one up along with the odd diff but that was mostly due to my agressive teenage/early 20's driving style...:knockout:

I think you pussies are just too used to late model smooth shifting boxes

[SandmanMuscle]

I don't know if this counts but, who would want to miss the moment when your clutch fork cracks leaving you stuck in reverse whilst you where trying to back into your driveway. Being stuck half on the road and half in your driveway.

And its Campbelltown not Cambletown.

[wbute]

Sorry about the spelling, never was any good at that. Not much good at maths either. I can trip over better than any one walking up the street though.

[ozbox]

i lurv aussie 4 speeds....