Derek's garage

Fri.30.07.10. By 9.30 the Burlington was outside Derek’s garage, Miry lane, Wigan. After studying the problem it was decided that the easiest access was from above. Firstly, the gearbox tunnel was removed exposing the lever mechanism. The support bracket needed to be detached allowing extra space in which to extract the four bolts holding the prop shaft to the gearbox phalange. As expected the locking nut was  slack: it requiring several sharp turns from a ‘windy gun’. The take up was approximately 2mm: not disastrous at this stage but this was a problem that would only worsen. ‘Auto gearboxes’ of Preston had overlooked this procedure; potentially this could have caused irreparable damage to the box: unfortunately yet another example of sloppy craftsmanship. So, what’s new!

The procedure had taken only a matter of 2 hours costing £20.00 plus a box of Chardonnay: money well spent. As the rain closed in I was unable to ‘wizz’ the car up the M6 to test the box, that journey will have to wait until tomorrow.