At the end of last year the 5th gear stopped working.
- it was as if in neutral.
Initially it turned out to be a simple fix - a broken circlip.
Which meant a few rollers escaped on the layshaft.
Which I didnt notice - so a run around the block was sufficient to hear a new whine and then the need to remove the gearbox again.
The gearbox was despatched to Paul at First Motion for proper repair.
I also chose to go for a "long first" conversion.
I chose the "longest" first gear option of FM275 which kept the other ratios the same.
Once on the road the first gear useage is perfect.
Before - it felt as though as soon as the car was moving it was time to choose second.
Maybe I dont need the Scimitar axle now.
A long run to the SAOC National at Thruxton proved it was better than before. Even fifth was easy to select now 😍
