Lotus Club Queensland
Dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of the Lotus experience
Login
Register
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Membership
    • Member Login
  • Events
    • Calendar
  • Motorsport
    • Lakeside DTC Timed Laps
    • LAKESIDE DTC RESULTS
  • Magazine
  • For Sale
    • Merchandise
    • Classifieds
  • Posts
  • Galleries
  • Directory
    • Suppliers & Parts
    • Advertisers
  • Archives
Broken Gear Case, plug hitting trailer not an uncommon problem

The Ford Gearbox – some words of caution

By Greg Bray

Be careful when driving your Lotus 7 up onto your trailer. Making sure that the rear cross bar of the trailer is low enough to clear the gearbox drain plug, so it doesn’t hit the bar. Because the plug will and does break the casing, because it’s thinner than you think.

Ford Gearboxes used in Elans and ‘7’ run all the intermediate gears steel on steel with oil ways on the main shaft. They can only take the oil level so low before the gear seizes on the shaft which I’ve had a number of times. The car only wants to drive in one gear, and move forward in neutral.

Other gearbox manufacturers either have a bronze bush or a caged needle roller bearing and therefore can take the low oil without seizes. Fords are the only manufacturer that I know that did it on the cheap without bearings in gears.

Random Glorious Two Wheeled Run Lotus Club Drive In a Covid 19 Environment

Related Posts

duratec-banner

Articles, Homepage, Technical

Duratec Elise – better late than never

plus2-banner

Articles, Gallery 2022, Homepage, Technical

Unique +2 Road Trip to Brisbane

helmet-banner

Articles, Homepage, Racing

$10 HEAD/$10 HELMET

Random images

6.Martin-Garry-Jason 8-Moira-and-Shane President-Clive MG_6711 MG_6115 Greg-and-Colin btiu-05 9-Coffee-at-the-Bellbird IMG_4376 Jaguar-Red 6.Mike-Michelle-Leigh MGP2201 IMG_6246 IMG_8981 IMG_4268 IMG_4383 image_091 Aug_F02_2393a _MG_9168 as Smart Object-1 the-meeting Storms a Brewing Gary The-all-important-beers-and-BS-session-to-round-out-the-day A Full Grid James unnamed-2 Bill-Blackmore-Plus-2-Elan 20130511_101604 MG-8230 20161106_144643 Front Line Up threelotus Ormiston-6 Camp-Lotus Richard fits Geoff IMG_4868 IMG_5133 IMG_5081 IMG_5074 IMG_8511 IMG_6393 Mar-main-69 Admiring-glances-for-the-Elise John-followed-by-Mitch IMG_3948 P1060080 P1010073a IMGP8578 IMG_0031 IMG_9205 DSC_5289 img_1117 Lotus_Hilton_Camp Geoff_on_target_to_be_No_1 20090822_090 P9190096c2 PICT7306 IMG_8890 076_76 IMG_6308 IMG_7610 Club_Lotus_Dec_08_016 P1020733 IMG_3331 P5250043_001 P1010537 IMG_7958 IMG_0522 DSC03859 IMG_8194 D74_9579_full Club competitors Chilly-start-at-Kenmore The-Big-Guitar-on-route Andrew-chasing-Clive_gw 20181109_181103 IMAG5988 barrys-exige A pretty pair image1-1 tonys-eleven-2 Assembly-at-John_s George-watching-the-action_ IMG_3892 A hard earned thirst old-and-new IMGP8577 Slicks and Beers image4 esprit-3 vyv-photo-11 keeping-the-flag-flying 20140304_192949 Ken 2 Timing-Tent Ready-for-Dinner_GW Vauxhall main-63 IMAG6166

Recent Articles

  • Morgan Park Sprints R4
  • Kev’s Big Day Out
  • Duratec Elise – better late than never
  • Gold Rush Hill Sprint – 2022
  • Marburg Pub Run – 4 Sept 2022
  • Unique +2 Road Trip to Brisbane
  • Leyburn 2022
  • August 2022 DTC

Latest Gallery Images

20220220_093834 20220220_093818 20220220_093827 20220220_093743 20220220_093812 20220220_093730

Search articles by category

Archived articles

Lotus Club Queensland
© Lotus Club Queensland   |   Site by Black Eye Studios