If I swap the input shaft over for the Commer one then I can use the Commer (shorter) bell housing - that way the box will be at the right angle and I won't need to alter the gear linkage. It would be the best solution to the problems - it just depends on how brave I feel :I I'm going to cheat and actually follow the manual, removing the shaft is step 15 in the strip-down procedure [V] I need to make some dummy selector shafts before I start.
'Harvey the RV'
'Harvey the RV'