![]() The elimination of synchromesh parts provided the space for an additional pair of gears for the 5th speed. Gear selector shaft was located in the nose housing, unmodified as in the Beetle set up, facing rear-ward at the tail end of the box in the front-side-back position on a midship engine racing cars. Hewland Mk.III of 1962 became the first product for the public, which used the magnesium alloy case of the Beetle transaxle to house 5 pairs of bespoke straight-cut constant mesh spur gears with dog rings operated by custom-made brass shift forks. Hewland Mk.II was a similar 4 speed transaxle with more modifications for Coventry Climax engined Elva Mk.VI 1.1 litre sports racer in 1961. The first transaxle product, the Hewland Mk.I of 1960, was a minor modification of the Volkswagen Beetle 4 speed transaxle used upside-down with custom made differential housing side plates for the midship engine Lola Mk.III (John Young tuned Ford 105E 997cc pushrod) built for the new Formula Junior rules (1 litre engine with minimum weight 360 kg, or 1.1 litre with minimum 400 kg) in 1961. The result of this request came out as six successful gearboxes being designed and built in 1959, and Hewland was in the gearbox business. In 1959, Bob Gibson-Jarvie, the Chief Mechanic of UDT Laystall racing team running Cooper F2 cars, sought help from Hewland as gearbox troubles were experienced. Mike Hewland ran a small engineering business at Maidenhead in the UK with the speciality in gear cutting. Hewland are currently supplying into Formula 1, Formula E, DTM, LMP, Rallåross, Prototype and GT Sportscar. Hewland currently employ 130 people at their Maidenhead facility and have diversified into a variety of markets being particularly successful in electric vehicle transmission supply. Callers are welcome, but please by prior arrangement.Hewland is a British engineering company, founded in 1957 by Mike Hewland, which specialises in racing-car gearboxes. My workshop is located at Clifton Avenue, Long Eaton, NG10 2GA, which is 5 miles from M1 junction 24, 3 miles from M1 junction 25, 4 miles from A50 and 8 miles from Donington Park Race Circuit. Most of my payments both in and out are conducted via internet banking. ![]() I am sorry, but I do not take card payment. Most of my work is servicing the popular 'classic' transaxles such as Mark 9 and predecessors, FT200, FG range, DG300, LG500 & 600 ranges, but also covering the current sequential units, from a full overhaul to small adjustments, or the supply of gearboxes, gear ratios (new and second hand), spares, gearing information and gear charts. By 'personal', I mean that I will always consider your individual requirements, and after inspecting your gearbox I will consult with you fully before continuing with the work. I offer a personal service for HEWLAND competition gearboxes. ![]() ![]() My service is backed by experience of HEWLAND products going back to 1973. I am a HEWLAND specialist in the English East Midlands. ![]() Mobile: 07740 123119 (text message is good first point of ENGINEERING have been designing and manufacturing gearboxes and transaxles for racing cars world-wide, since the 1960's. Workshop address - Unit 2, Wood Court, Clifton Avenue, Long Eaton, Nottingham, ENGLAND NG10 2GA Postal address - 43 Hawthorne Ave, Long Eaton, Nottingham, ENGLAND. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |