Removing driveshafts - Getrag 5-speed

[Windymiller]

So, the wife tells me her '55 Mini One Cab is making a 'weird noise' a few weeks back. I take it for a spin and there's a slight grumble but nothing too bad. Yesterday she tells me it's now screaming at her so she pops home, I take it for a spin, and it sounds like it's running a straight cut box! Jacked it up to take a look and spotted something odd...



On closer inspection I think it mat be buggered!



Anyway, started pulling all the bits off today and I'm almost there but I've a few questions:

1. everything I've read says bumper off, but I've removed everything except attached to the box except the 2 bottom bolts without removing the bumper. I assume I can just drop the box now through the bottom?
2. can I pull the driveshafts out without removing the struts/hubs or any ball joints?
3. do they just pull out?

Thanks in advance!

[duff]

Not sure what your plans are but I have a 5 speed Getrag box sitting in the garage - It was whining but the housing is intact! Let me know if you're interested.

[Windymiller]

I'm going to get a recon box I think - don't think they'll be wanting mine in part-ex...

[Elliot2000]

U will need to drop the bottom ball joints to allow the driveshafts to pull out, we used to drop the whole subframe to remove the box though.

[Windymiller]

Cheers mate. So pulling the ball joints should give me enough room to wiggle them out?

[duff]

Windymiller said:

I'm going to get a recon box I think - don't think they'll be wanting mine in part-ex...

Fair enough, when I was looking the places I called wanted an intact casing for exchange and wouldn't sell me one without an exchange.

From memory there were only a couple of places that did recon boxes for these when I needed one, both with similar names. One was somewhere in the Midlands and had a good reputation, the other didn't....