
In August 2021, on my way to Jon Vicker’s annual BBQ at Millwood, my gearbox began playing up badly. I was finding it increasingly difficult to change down, especially from 6th to 5th and 5th to 4th. Clearly something needed to be done. Discussing the problem with Phil Stewart of Road and Race Transmissions (near Sevenoaks, Kent), it became increasingly obvious that, after 13 years and 50K miles, it was time for a gearbox rebuild.