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Gearbox - weight ???

Started by Wittsend, Jul 18, 2024, 10:24 AM

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Wittsend

Anyone know off-hand how much a stand Series gearbox weighs, empty ???


 :RHD

geoff


Wittsend

No, the whole works, without oil.


Tom

I seem to remember reading somewhere it was in the region of 90kg, although I cant remember if this was with, or without oil.

diffwhine

A bit higher - you need to work on around 180 - 200kg for a complete assembly. I have an exact weight somewhere which I will post as and when I find it.
1965 2A 88" Station Wagon

Wittsend

Thanks all,

It's clear I'm going to need help to shift this out of the garage ready for the new owner ....

 :Popeye

Craig T

200Kg sounds a bit high to me, I think a fully dressed Rover V8 is around 230Kg?
Are you thinking old fashioned pounds rather than Kg? 200 lbs is around 90Kg

I have the main gearbox and transfer box reassembled for my series one but not together yet. Each part of that is easily liftable (for me) The complete gearbox will be heavy, more than I would want to lift on my own but two people can easily lift and walk with it.

Craig.

diffwhine

I think you are right. I must be working for NASA. Don't they keep mixing up their units?
1965 2A 88" Station Wagon

Tom

I recall a few years back, when I was installing a gearbox in a bare chassis. We had a builder working on the house at the time, and he saw me getting the crane out and just picked the gearbox up, in a bear hug, and stepped over the chassis rails and dropped it in.

Must admit I've never tried the same myself - for good reason!

geoff


I have a Standard Series Gearbox in bits in the garage

It is 1958, has drive flanges front and rear, no transmission brake or drum, has the alloy rear cover rather than cast steel, no gear levers attached and of course no oil.

Have just weighed it on my wifes " WeightWatchers " scale and these have a reputation for being exact ... Lol !

Anyway, all the alloy parts weigh 26 Kgs and all the guts weigh 28.25 Kgs giving a total weight of 54.25 Kgs   :tiphat

For the old fashioned amongst us Google tells me that this equates to 119.6 Lbs


Wittsend

Should have said. My "box" includes the transfer box as well.


geoff


Hi Wittsend I should have said " MY " box is both transfer and main box

island dormy

  Hi Guys

  The complete unit with transmission brake drum included is easily handled by 2 normal guys.
In fact SWMBO normally helps me lift the unit in and out.

  Victor

  I have no clue what it weighs.
1962 Dormobile in the family since 1964
1969 NADA Dormobile 2.6L #800 out of 811 NADAS built

geoff

Quote from: island dormy on Jul 18, 2024, 03:43 PM.. SWMBO normally helps me lift the unit in and out.

    I have no clue what it weighs.


     You do now  :RHD

island dormy

 Hi Geoff

  Yes I do know now......... guess I'm stronger than I look.

  Victor
1962 Dormobile in the family since 1964
1969 NADA Dormobile 2.6L #800 out of 811 NADAS built