Stripping Classic Mini Straight Cut Gear Box

[@garydempsey3332]

Oh the fame is gone right to me head. 🤣 Thanks for the shout out pal. Glad your making good use of the boxes 👍

[@HREIRL]

They are deadly and coming in really handy

[@Japs_Eye_Of_The_Tiger]

excellent, i'm looking forward to the dog box video

[@tobymiddleton6763]

Yes that would be very cool

[@HREIRL]

We most defiantly have one coming up on that in the near future

[@thomasfarrell9482]

Doctor Know has just left the theatre. You better start eating a lot of jam to get the jars you’ll need for the work you’ll get from these videos. Looking forward to the liners being fitted. These are interference fit, no seals? Great stuff on the strip and tips, though you won’t be the first to build a gearbox blind. Worth the watch, the time flew. Don’t stop now!

[@HREIRL]

thanks Thomas

[@unclekevin5094]

I have been without internet for the last few weeks getting converted to fiber optics so I have not seen the last few videos. This means that tonight I can settle down with a few beers, some fish and chips and binge watch just to catch up. What a fantastic way to end the week. Looks like the quality has gone up but the content is fantastic as usual.

[@paulrobinson3528]

No Net?? sounds like Mini time to me Kev lol

[@jerrooney8714]

You should do the blindfolded gearbox challenge, band-aid might sponsor that one for you.

[@HREIRL]

Ha ha Might need a few if I

[@franktaylor7617]

Hello from the PNW (Seattle area) USA. Learning a lot about the mini. Always loved these little cars but they're somewhat rare here. Although there is one available local to me for a decent price. 1971. So maybe. I'm a motorcycle enthusiast and the gear box is similar. Having several bikes in the garage and a few more in the house. A mini is the only thing that would still fit inside. From a Dodge Charger srt8 to a RHD manual trans mini would be a weird transition to say the last. Great work, thanks 👍✌️

[@marksheppard3732]

Cracking video Paul; hope you have a great day tomorrow and good luck with the merchandise launch 👍

[@HREIRL]

Thanks Mark I was spoiled rotten and the merch is flying out 👍👍👍

[@jamiebarry5019]

Magic watch realistic viewing in fact front row seating, fantastic and very engaging entertaining and a great insight into strip down of an S3 Synchro gearbox. Keep up the great work it’s a big 👍s up from me…..😀.

[@Slack3rDav3]

detent is ez to remove with a magnet as well. love your videos, keep em coming! so much knowledge directly into my earholes

[@valmills3571]

Without the syncro it is possible to double declutch or gassing in the gears as our American would say. Great video Paul. Looking forward to the rebuild

[@HREIRL]

It sure is Val 👍

[@davidcoleman7674]

Very interesting. I always expected flying ball bearings and springs taking a gear box apart!

[@HREIRL]

Nope just a big jigsaw really 👍

[@michaelocallaghanracing]

Good to see she’s "serviceable" 😂 was worried she’d only be fit for making paperweights! Keep up the great videos Paul and Billy! 👍🏼👍🏼 #topclass

[@HREIRL]

She will be a little dinger once we get her back together

[@tobymiddleton6763]

That was fantastic! I realise that different people are looking for different things but for me that was really informative and will be practically useful. Our 95 SPI is crunching in 2nd and I have a complete engine/gearbox from a mini neon to give me a substitute gearbox. This video will be a great reference. The explainer at the end was ideal for someone like me. Too stuff. Really appreciate you being so kind as to give us all exactly what we ask for. Thanks HRE 😀

[@HREIRL]

Not a problem Toby we aim to please :)

[@rhysdigby-gu9ql]

great stuff as usual,,stripped and rebuilt my first mini box a few months back really enjoyed it,much to the displeasure of the local experts.made a nice change from doing fords...have another 4 to do now,your channel is becoming a regular sunday night viewing..thanks for the rad,once it lands ill be sorting out the next one..

[@HREIRL]

No problem at all buddy glad you are enjoying the content great to be a regular 👍

[@LoneStarMini]

Absolutely wonderful.. I was hoping you were going to show all the actual gears - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and how they worked/engaged. such good information.. I'm about to take my gearbox apart and this will help ..

[@HREIRL]

No problem buddy glad it was helpful thanks for tuning in 👍

[@aussiebloke609]

So glad to hear you're up for videos on gearboxes and diffs. There's so many videos that cover engine strip-downs and rebuilds, but it's much harder to watch a gearbox being tidied up or a diff being shimmed. I guess it's not considered as sexy or exciting as an engine or some such - but they're just as important. Looking forward to what you put out next. Cheers, mate. :-)

[@HREIRL]

always up for the not so sexy videos. Its all part of the joy of working on minis thanks as always for tuning in 😊

[@stacylines3399]

Brilliant, nice timing with one on the bench to do myself!

[@HREIRL]

Good man hope it helps 👍👍

[@iainmacknish5220]

Good news regarding the liners on the S block.

[@HREIRL]

I was chuffed Iain delighted to be able to restore this engine to factory original :)

[@cramiro71]

Your videos are great, all of them. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@HREIRL]

Thanks for the lovely comment Authi Mini, thanks for watching

[@tonycamplin8607]

Your videos are really educational and I'm sure that they're much appreciated as working guides. This one brought back many memories, broken baulk rings are, were, quite common. Even in my modern car I still heal and toe, old habits die hard! The car's computer doesn't approve though because I get a warning message saying that the brakes have been applied, this message only comes up when I'm heal and toeing!

[@HREIRL]

Thanks Tony no the modern car defiantly do not like heal to action but it saves a gearbox a-lot of wear thats for sure

[@johnp.etherington8614]

Screw the jar lids under a shelf and fasten the glass jar and bit to it all out of the way , visible and safe.

[@HREIRL]

Great Idea

[@shredderchris8759]

Great video, thank you! Those buggers over at MED seem to have just gazumped you on your blindfold gearbox stripdown idea though!

[@HREIRL]

Would you look at that. Ill have to do one better and put one together blindfolded hahaha

[@patrickcallaghan1714]

Fascinating video Paul, that's the kind of jigsaw I like, learned a lot today. Cheers Pat

[@HREIRL]

Thanks Pat every day is a learning day 👍👍

[@davidworthington9118]

Brillant, now I know how to do it.

[@PaulBewsher]

Great video.. look forward to the rebuild..

[@HREIRL]

Thanks Paul

[@kevbarry7453]

Great video and yes I was wishing for an overhead shot at times. Happy New Year from Down Under.

[@trevorgetty5788]

Brilliant video... so useful having this level of detail... Im literally about to do this to my a series metro turbo engine. Its so useful seeing the steps involved. I think I'll rebuild along side your videos.. lol. Thanks and love the format. T-rev

[@HREIRL]

No problem Trevor glad it helps you

[@pauljeffries]

Great and informative video Paul 👍

[@HREIRL]

Thank buddy 👍

[@stewartlawson3665]

Great video Paul, as usual. You have a great way of explaining things

[@HREIRL]

Thanks Stewart much appreciated

[@rolflyden6324]

Educational as always! Structured but with a fun twist. Love to see it assembled. I might have seen a bearing still in the casing? :-)

[@HREIRL]

you sure did that would have been the drop gear idle bearing all will be revealed on the next one

[@nevhath]

Just watched. Great video, well explained. Thank you.

[@HREIRL]

Awesome, thank you!

[@peterdausel7387]

A small suggestion. You should invest in a second camera for bird’s eye view when you are doing workbench sessions. And at last I love your work 👍🏻

[@HREIRL]

Good Idea Peter we will take that on board 👍

[@paullorman8924]

Asked and answered! Wonderful video and thank you for taking the time to show a gearbox strip - you do it more quickly than me, mind you I've only built 3. You can make the videos as long as you like, could watch them all day. Are you also replacing the needle roller bearings under the gears? Keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing the dog box, have no idea about them! All the best, Paul

[@HREIRL]

Yes always replace them Paul as they often go unnoticed and make a huge difference to keeping second gear alive

[@paullorman8924]

Another video I'd like to see is how you get the idler bearing out of the transfer housing. Do you have any top tips for them (for those without the special tool)? Thank you, Paul

[@markgutter8443]

Top man..thanks for sharing.

[@HREIRL]

No problem Mark

[@iainmacknish5220]

I'd be interested in more info on the Salisbury diff.

[@HREIRL]

Cool we are going to do a decent video about striping and rebuilding it and show a few tricks as well 👍👍

[@aussiebloke609]

32:20 It is possible speed-match with a double-clutch on an upshift, but it's a little awkward, as you need to wait for the engine revs to drop the correct amount before re-engaging the clutch (in neutral) to get the gearbox internals all spinning together, rather than using the throttle to match the revs as you would for a downshift, so timing is all-important. It used to be more common when using sliding-gear transmissions, as opposed to these newfangled constant-mesh jobs you have now. :-P

[@HREIRL]

We call that Double D Clutching here which is exactly as you say clutch disengage gear lift clutch let engine rpm drop reengage clutch shift up and release clutch 👍

[@karlgt9989]

Cool video, overhead cam on the bench would have been good to see exactly what you were doing. All those parts on the bench tho............

[@HREIRL]

Good call Karl we will definitely take it on board

[@4272005]

Great videos Paul, thank you very much. Which size socket is required for the secondary bit loctited nut?

[@HREIRL]

Hi thank you glad you enjoyed, 1" 1/8 is the size for this one, smoe times it can be 30mm ider

[@paulrobinson3528]

Fab news in the S engine liners, bet you were thrilled?

[@HREIRL]

Delighted 👍

[@ptirom44]

Again a great video! Do you use ultrasonic cleaner?

[@HREIRL]

not for these but I do have one and youse it on carb and inlet cleans

[@AndyDKdi]

brill thanks

[@yoshinoyajones8924]

if the speedo drive is not installed will the engine leak?

[@HREIRL]

It most deffo would :)

[@franciscomelendez3894]

How do motorcycle get away from syncro rings?

[@HREIRL]

They mostly use Dog engagement and because there internals are so light it works rather well

[@gavinosullivan7904]

1985......what?? Who said that??!!! 😂😂😂🤫🤫🤫

[@HREIRL]

Shussss people might hear you 😂

[@TheMINIMOKE1]

about 20 minutes :)

[@HREIRL]

Not bad I'm slowing a little but sure I'm getting ould hahah

[@johnp.etherington8614]

25 mins ??

[@HREIRL]

Im a bit slow these days must be the eyesight 😂

[@ciatangallaghe2485]

Such a cheesy start!

[@HREIRL]

you loved it 😂

[@paulrobinson3528]

1st lol

[@HREIRL]

👍 top job

[@paulrobinson3528]

@@HREIRL Like lightning lol