Cooper Road Mini’s latest project
Lets introduce you to our latest project! Our new Friend Mike looked me up after he bought a beautifully restored 1967 Mini Cooper S that turned out to have one of my engines from about eight years ago! As many of these powerful engines do, 2nd gear was getting hard to engage without a crunch, indicating the synchro or baulk ring is likely worn out, keeping it from synchronizing 2nd gear to the main-shaft, resulting in that crunch we all know!
Ride along with us as we test drive the car up Red Dog Road near the Cooper Road Mini Compound. I show a way of shifting by “cheating” a little to work around the bad synchro, to “save” the gearbox from continuing the destruction until you have the time to take it apart.
Thanks for another great video. Hope I don’t have to use the 1st gear synchro trick soon, but good to know how it works.
Gordon
You share a level of expertise that only few carry. Thank you for sharing, I personally admired your ability’s for years. Just wished that Minimania had a shop so we could bring a car to you for the highest level quality workmanship. Jim Coppage