[ROVERNET - UK] P5 DG transmission

[James Dean]

I will check. If you are in the US; what is your phone number? James Dean
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony LaVigna" <alavigna at verizon.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 12:41 PM
Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] P5 DG transmission


> James,
>
> The lever that I am interested in is attached to the car and not the
> transmission but I am interested in that DG transmissions that you have. 
> Can
> you look at the name plate and see the exact model, including any ending
> letters? My transmission is a DG150M. I think that Jaguar used the DG
> transmissions for a long period of time and could have used any of DG150,
> DG150M, DG200, DG200M, DG250 and DG250M. The "M" is important because it
> uses a different valve assembly. Do you have any transmissions with the
> model ending in "M"?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Dean [mailto:jaguru at bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 2:59 PM
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P5 DG transmission
>
> I have about a half dozen DG 250 automatic transmissions, all from Jaguar. 
> I
> assume it is the same transmission as Rover. Studebaker also used them. 
> Mine
> were fitted with the speed hold. Contact me if you need anyhing; and in 
> case
> of the lever I can email photos. James Dean, Ft Lauderdale.
> jaguru at bellsouth.net  or phone 1954JAGUARS. I ship worldwide
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony LaVigna" <alavigna at verizon.net>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 10:51 AM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] P5 DG transmission
>
>
>>I have a LHD '64 P5 MkII saloon with the DG automatic transmission. I
>>am  looking for some help.
>>
>> The previous owner of my car broke the mounting bracket for the gear
>> selector cross-shaft lever by running over some object. This lever is
>> mounted under the car to the left of the transmission through two
>> bolts into the drain pan (sump) and one bolt to the body. The broken
>> bracket was repaired by welding a piece of plate steel as a fix. It is
>> clear from to me that the repair job was not careful and that the
>> resulting bracket does not resemble the original and is probably
>> misaligned.
>>
>> I am currently having trouble getting the car to shift smoothly so
>> that the column indicator lines up with the actual gear. I suspect
>> that the repair has misaligned the lever and linkages changing the
>> overall geometry.
>> Unfortunately, the gear shift linkages on the LHD cars were completely
>> different than from the RHD cars and the manual is light on LHD
>> information.
>>
>> In looking at the "fix", I noticed that the cross-shaft lever is
>> mounted skewed. I also think that the lever itself might be bent. The
>> problem is I do not have another car to look at to determine whether
>> what I am seeing is normal or not.
>>
>> Does anyone have a LHD P5 MKII saloon with DG transmission that might
>> be able to look at the lever and describe their setup? The lever is
>> mounted on the left side of the transmission about midway and can be
>> seen without jacking up the car. Better yet, would anyone be able to
>> send or post some pictures of their bracket?
>>
>> Alternatively, has anyone removed their DG transmission, linkages, and
>> mounting brackets and might have the lever and mounting bracket laying
>> around and might want to sell them?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
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