Since 1988, mbr have provided hewland driveline solutions for current and vintage applications. Vintage race car parts supplies and fabricates hewland race car parts for hewland historic race car transmissions. Better than that is drysumping the gearbox and using spray lubrication rather than splash lubrication, which is what most gearboxes use. Unfollow hewland gearbox to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Mike hewlands gearboxes tnfs archive the autosport. With the multitude of options and changes throughout the years, sometimes just knowing what type of gears or final drive your gearbox has can be a challenge so please use the table below to help you. Since the drive is indirect at all times, any change in. Genuine hewland parts made from the best quality materials will outperform and outlast any inferior alternative. From memory i think that in a mk89 hewland the reverse idler gear is always engaged, so removing reverse eliminates that. The rise of the rearengined racer was the catalyst for a world renowned offtheshelf gearbox keith howard charts the birth of hewlands transaxle ne of the biggest problems facing the new breed of small racing car constructors who blossomed in britain after world war ii was sourcing a suitable transmission.
Founded in 1957, hewland is the company that first provided a range of available motorsport transaxle gearboxes. Currently fitted with a low hours cosworth 2litre ybm on carbs and a hewland ft200 gearbox. It seems nobody has written a book on the complete history of the hewland gearbox despite the fact that it is a critical component of racing cars from the late 1950s to the 1980s. Vintage race cars for sale formula junior historics. It is undrilled so you can use any pin or bolt to attach the shift linkage. Hewland is a british engineering company, founded in 1957 by mike hewland, which. It is designed for use with rear engine competition cars having a capacity of up to 4% litres. Vintage race cars for sale formula junior historics north. Peter gethin continued driving a mclaren m14a until a second m19a was built for the dutch grand prix. None of our partner shops or mates has this currently for sale. Amounts shown in italicised text are for items listed in currency other than euros and are approximate conversions to euros based upon bloombergs conversion rates.
These are manufactured in our own workshops to the fine tolerances necessary, and rigorously inspected and tested. The hewland designed main case did away with many of the compromises associated with using a productionbased case. Kevin, suggest you get in touch with peter smith at pds racing on 01977 611928. Filling that supply gap for quantities from 1,00020,000 components. The mk1 has a hard time surviving a big block car and can split accross the top of the casing as the crown wheel load tries to push the differential out of the side. Hewland history walks proudly alongside the heritage of motorsport. Peter is a fellow hewland distributor and is the man for hd 5s.
This car sat for quite a few years before undergoing a complete restoration in the early 2000s. When you are the company that invented the bespoke racing transmission, its in our interest to maintain that history and heritage as long as people are. It seems nobody has written a book on the complete history of the hewland gearbox despite the fact that it is a critical component of racing cars from the late 1950 s to the 1980 s. This genuine hewland selector finger fits hewland and webster mkseries gearboxes. The mclaren m19a debuted at the 1971 south african grand prix with 1967 world champion denny hulme driving. An extensive range of gear ratios provides a wide range of gearing requirements. The other thing i forgot to mention, that isnt part of the hewland history listing is that they made a mk1 and a mk2 lg600 gearbox. The layout and parts used on different versions of the hp gearbox may vary from those shown in this manual, please check with hewland before ordering any spare parts.
Too much oil will not directly cause any harm, but is undesirable as it will induce power loss and overheating of. It is still fitted with the hewland gearbox differential unit, but corner recently acquired the complete and original gearbox for the car. Mike hewland ran a small engineering business at maidenhead in the uk with the speciality in gear cutting. The unit is produced with six forward gears, reverse, and a powerflow differential. The rise of the rearengined racer was the catalyst for a world renowned offtheshelf gearbox keith howard charts the birth of hewland s transaxle ne of the biggest problems facing the new breed of small racing car constructors who blossomed in britain after world war ii was sourcing a suitable transmission. Canam cars specializes in lg gear box parts and ratios. While this dtype auto union has yet to he raced in an historic event, it is a fine thing to see in the paddock after all the years that some of. Best bet must be the lowest viscosity proper gear oil you can find.
Hewland ld200 gearbox cutaway tentenths motorsport forum. We also offer many engineering services that we use to resolve some of the gearbox issues that can occur during the rebuild process. The ftr gearbox family are transaxle units, designed for midengined, rear wheel drive cars. Gear changing is effected through nonsynchronising face dogs. Today, we continue to deliver extraordinary transmission products to our racing, specialist and oem customers. Initially gaining fame in the 60s and 70s, the company had massive success in all levels of motorsport, including formula 1, where it was by far the most dominant transmission supplier. Formula es first generation of racing cars all featured a fivespeed gearbox, made by hewland to a spec set by motor producer mclaren. The m19a and m19c both used a midmounted cosworth dfv v8 and hewland 5speed manual gearbox. The ld200 was designed by hewland in the late 1980s to replace the vwbased mkseries gearboxes in small formula cars and sports racers. The units are produced with six or five forward gears, reverse, and a differential.
The hewland ae75 is a lightweight aircraft engine that was manufactured in the mid1980s by hewland in maidenhead, united kingdom. Hewland ft200 hewland ft200 gearbox this is an early pattern gearbox with two mounting bosses under the diff case the alter cases have four mounting bosses, and three leg output spiders to accept rubber donuts. The second generation of powertrain, however, features a wide range of solutions, with everything from a single gear to the full five on show. This lies in complete contrast to the numerous shelves of books providing even the smallest details on most racing engines,marques and courses. The result of this request came out as six successful gearboxes being designed and built in 1959, and hewland was in the gearbox business. Its not even listed on the history page of hewland s website. Some of the parts inside were reused but the casing was designed from scratch. The gear ratios and drop gears can be changed without removing the gearbox from the vehicle. Clutch rings are normally straightforward, but for those with a gearbox that used ft or dg styles depending on the year it was produced. Today, hewland supplies 21st century motorsport transmissions to an amazing client list, spanning a worldwide and diverse array of racing series. Engine ford cosworth dfv f1, v8 3000 cc, 500 hp gearbox hewland fga 400 6speed car completely overhauled in 2014.
The dg 300 mark 2 5speed transaxle gearbox unit the mark 2 dg300 gearbox has five forward ratios and reverse. Hewland engineering ltd waltham rd, sl6 3lr maidenhead rated 4. This category is for all you guys that either drive engineer or mechanic on race cars using a hewland gearbox. Aug 15, 2014 how to change the internal gear ratios in a hewland mk 8 gearbox. I worked at hewland engineering for 8 years and have had my own hewland agency for 30. How to change the internal gear ratios in a hewland mk 8 gearbox. I have been watching that advert for a few years wondering why the gearbox hadnt sold, possibly it came out of a tasman brabham or similar. The gearbox components are lubricated by splash and the oil is retained by lipped oil seals. Those of you who may have bought an ld200 box from hewland or acquired a second hand one may have received a parts and maintenance manual with it with parts drawings. A common requirement is for replacement ratios and final drives, we are able to provide the parts that suit the original application but are manufactured with modern tooth forms and materials. Contact us for service and repair, parts sales, professional consultation, gearbox installation work and design engineering for your hewland requirements. Hd 200 output flanges to suit inboard brakes if required. Hewland bridges the supply gap for low to mid volume gears and shaft components.
The ford type 9 gearbox the fivespeed ford type 9 gearbox was the first 5 speed transmission fitted to production ford rwd vehicles. Parts for hewland ld200 gearboxes pegasus auto racing. Hewland classic racing transmissions hewland transmissions. Pegasus stocks the strongest sclass webster gears and mclass hewland gears for mk 4, 6, 8, and 9 gearboxes. Parts for hewland ld200 gearboxes the ld200 was designed by hewland in the late 1980s to replace the vwbased mkseries gearboxes in small formula cars and sports racers. From our first introduction to a hewland transaxle in 1971 through present day, these bespoke racing components continue to be the backbone of the limitedproduction race car industry. The gear ratios and differential assembly can easily be changed without removing the gearbox from the vehicle. General notes on maintenance and overhaul only genuine hewland spares should be used as replacements. Formula junior historics north america works with existing vintage racing clubs to promote formula junior exclusive. The nlt gearbox is a transaxle unit, designed for midengined, rear wheel drive cars.
Our hewland parts are aftermarket reproductions fabricated from top quality materials to the highest quality and attention to detail. We are hewland gearbox specialists, we supply new and secondhand hewland parts, supply of hewland gearboxes, and offer a complete rebuild service. Monocoque chassis again bought time by adriano paramento. Fill the gearbox through the oil filler hole on top of the rear case. A little bit of history gearbox design by john barnard. The technology gains that have transformed formula e insideevs.
The engine, a twostroke inverted inline triple of 750 cc 46 cu in displacement, is liquidcooled and yields 75 hp 56 kw. The gear selection mechanism is sequential, with a separate, mechanically interlocked reverse engagement mechanism. Hewland specification, heat treated nickel chrome steel is used to manufacture all gears and shafts. Weve supplied the worlds racing car constructors ever since. We are the largest stock carrying agent in the world and can provide parts for every series of gearbox and have many parts available that you may find difficult to source elsewhere. The oil will find its own level within the gearbox. Webster hewland mkseries geartrain parts drawing a pegasus.
We supply hewland parts for historic race car transmissions. Bara motorsports services build and service of all tranmission types. While the unit might be new, it stands out as a fairly conventional way to approach a transmission for what could have been very cutting edge powertrain. Hewland ft200 gearbox rebuild also has three race weekends time. Heat treated nickel chrome steel is used to manufacture all gears and shafts. In general configuration, the hc9200 mk9 is a high tech racing transaxle unit which achieves the maximum effective.
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