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Changing from remote shifter to magic wand.
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Author:  KPV [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Changing from remote shifter to magic wand.

I am getting a temporary engine to keep my van on the road.The one im getting has the remote shifter.My van has magic wand which i want to keep so is changing a remote shifter as simple as unbolting a few parts and replacing with bits from my wand.

Author:  drmini in aust [ Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:28 pm ]
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`Difficulty' depends what year your van is.
There are 2 so called `magic wand' setups- the original used on 850s etc up to `69 (3 synchro boxes), and the `puddin' stirrer' used on vans and pov pack cars from 1969-1774 approx (4 synchro remote box + gearshift attachment).
If yours is the later sort, the swap from remote to your puddin' stirrer is just a matter of swapping shifter bits from yours onto the remote diff housing.
If yours is earlier type however, it involves swapping the diff housings- this is not entirely straightforward as the diff bearing bores have to be checked for size and roundness when magic wand diff housing is attached.

[edit] here's the puddin stirrer type, as you can see the diff housing is a `remote' one.
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Author:  Callin [ Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:14 am ]
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This may solve a similar problem for me too, does both a wand and stirrer come thru the floor in exactly the same spot?

Author:  drmini in aust [ Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:46 am ]
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Yes I think they do.
Be aware that the puddin' stirrer bits are a bit hard to find these days.
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Author:  Wombat [ Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:50 am ]
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drmini in aust wrote:
Yes I think they do.
Be aware that the puddin' stirrer bits are a bit hard to find these days.


I've got some (at least I knew where they were before I moved) if you are desperate I can look them out

Author:  KPV [ Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:50 pm ]
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Sweet i have a puddin stirrer 8)
Thanks again doc.

Author:  adamstuart [ Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:41 pm ]
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I got NOS puddin' bits from John Schmidt at Mini King

Author:  Callin [ Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:07 pm ]
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And I guess a rod change would be as hard to convert to stirrer like a wand is?

Author:  TheMiniMan [ Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:13 pm ]
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Callin wrote:
And I guess a rod change would be as hard to convert to stirrer like a wand is?


harder, as in that one can`t actually be done

edit, unless you change the whole box over :-)

Author:  Callin [ Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:19 pm ]
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Good thing I wasn't planning on going that direction haha

As long as i can have a stirrer mated to a remote casing and it comes thru the wand hole, im as happy as a pig-in. That I can work with :)

Author:  Timbo [ Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:22 pm ]
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You can shorten the rods on a rod change. That's how they fitted them into Mokes without moving the gearstick hole.

Tim

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