Question - Is there any value/interest/need for the casings of a Trans Axle that I believe came out of a Europa? The gear train is rusted solid but the outer bits look OK. One side has the casting #7700521288; I took a picture of the other side but I can't read the number. Or should I bin the whole thing.
Back Story - 18 years ago I bought a weekend house from the daughter of the original owner ("OO"). I learned that the OO was an engineer and a tinkerer. All kinds of weird bits and pieces in his shop. Under the bench was the disassembled trans axle and a box of nuts and bolts all pretty rusty. I also learned that the OO had owned a Europa (year unknown) which was believed to be stored "in a garage around here someplace". I never found the car but I still have the trans axle. I assume since the case was split, it was either damaged or the OO planned to 'improve' it. I also know the OO was blind for some time before he passed so that might have impacted his project.
I finally needed the space, so last weekend I pulled it out and gave it a hit with the pressure washer to get rid of the years of sawdust, dust and surface rust. As noted, the gear train appears to be rusted solid (although I haven't tried to lubricate/PT Blast it). Can the gears even be removed if they don't turn at all?
I have 2 TVR Wedges so I don't need the trans axle. I don't know of any LBC jumbles here (Houston/La Porte TX). So I'm left with binning it or selling it on eBay. And I'm a little wary of eBay since I don't know anything about these parts and it seems that buyers have become a more contentious lot.
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks Grady
Back Story - 18 years ago I bought a weekend house from the daughter of the original owner ("OO"). I learned that the OO was an engineer and a tinkerer. All kinds of weird bits and pieces in his shop. Under the bench was the disassembled trans axle and a box of nuts and bolts all pretty rusty. I also learned that the OO had owned a Europa (year unknown) which was believed to be stored "in a garage around here someplace". I never found the car but I still have the trans axle. I assume since the case was split, it was either damaged or the OO planned to 'improve' it. I also know the OO was blind for some time before he passed so that might have impacted his project.
I finally needed the space, so last weekend I pulled it out and gave it a hit with the pressure washer to get rid of the years of sawdust, dust and surface rust. As noted, the gear train appears to be rusted solid (although I haven't tried to lubricate/PT Blast it). Can the gears even be removed if they don't turn at all?
I have 2 TVR Wedges so I don't need the trans axle. I don't know of any LBC jumbles here (Houston/La Porte TX). So I'm left with binning it or selling it on eBay. And I'm a little wary of eBay since I don't know anything about these parts and it seems that buyers have become a more contentious lot.
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks Grady
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