is the syncro transfer box a bolt on swap?

[alexisblades]

having had to postpone my plans for cable change conversion due to lack of funds, does anyone know if i can bolt the syncro transfer box i have knocking around onto my 16v gear box? or will i need to swap the bellhousing with it.. or even fill my spare syncro gearbox with 16v goodness?

[no such user]

no point TBH the diff is the weack spot. you can put 16v shafts in a syncro box, but i think the box had diesel gears in for a reason ( higher shafts speeds will take the starin off the shafts to some point. this works fine till you get to the diff.

the biggest inprovement you can make is to remove the rivets and bolt the diff thats the biggest weack spot. after that there is the diff pins holding the spider gears on. after that the other fails are strippign gears or snaping the main shaft but if your doing that the only option is cabel change.

best tip to preserve box life is to dip the clucth if you meet a hump back bridge. hitting one of them flat in 3rd will kill the box if you dont dip the clucth before you land

[Chris S]

Here is what happens when the rivets make a bid for freedom

peek a boo

[alexisblades]

ouch. you must be glad there’s a bulkhead! thanks for the advice. i’m only planning on putting a max of 150 bhp through the box, as i’ve read somewhere on here i can probably get away with it. not looking for major power just a more mellow motorway experience. bolting the diff sounds like a good idea though, while it’s in the shed. i think i can get a kit for around £40. so is the transfer box itself fairly tough?

[Chris S]

Unfortunately the diff is the first thing that is fitted to the gearbox, which means you have to completely dismantle(and I DO mean completely) the box to get at it, I did this job a few years ago and by the time you have done it with new gaskets etc you realise it is not worth it,
Having said that though it should run with 150 bhp without to many problems as long as you are not flooring the throttle from every traffic light you see
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[no such user]

on rod boxes the transfer case should be left allone there cheeep enough if it dies, but they normaly fail due to age and wear, power wise the box breacks first. 1st gear launches are what kill boxes and clutches in syncros when the diff gets exposed to most torque

[alexisblades]

oh dear, doesn’t bode well for my driving style.

[Hungry_Horse_1955]

Nor mine!!!!!!

[no such user]

when i had a 2.0 in my last one the clutch had a really hard life but the engine gave up first. i just used to ignore the gearbox if you have a spare they last longer, std clutches are usefull as they do protect the box to a point, i used to launch mine quite hard just want to drag the clutch a bit to take up the lash in the gearbox first that makes gearboxes last much longer

[ld50]

tbh never had any probs with mine either driving it quite hard – just try and ease in as you say danny.

[Chris S]

Yes that rod changebox you got from me before we set this site up over 6 years ago has lasted very well! []

In fact that is how LD50 & I met, he came over to Holland to collect a gearbox from me as at that time none were available in the UK.

While he was here we discussed setting this site up, we went live on 14 april 2003 and the rest as they say “is history” []

I wonder how many UK G2 Syncros are still on the road and have not been scrapped because of the help and information available on this site?

[alexisblades]

at least one!

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