Ian, good to see there is a plus to this although there were lots of things ready to fail like no oil in the rear axle at all, I assume it all leaked out.

Mark

Location: Rokeby Victoria Australia

Mark,

I assume you have joined the Austin 7 Club in Melbourne - our mail order spares should be able to help.

Was it sold as being 'in good order' ?

If so, it is no consolation but you will belong to a group of similarly caught Austin 7 owners.

Tony.

Location: Malvern, Victoria, Australia.

Yes Tony I have joined the Melbourne Austin 7 club, I have raided the spares once but a more serious one is to follow.

All up from here though!

It was sold as a runner which was accurate...at the time.

Mark

Location: Rokeby Victoria Australia

As was my Chummy- a number of 'fixings' later it is running well (or am I tempting fate to say that) !

Tony.

Location: Malvern, Victoria, Australia.

I have seen similar pinions but as with most cars the background is unknown. What do the gears worn part through sound like?
I don’t think Austin made gears are prone to wear. My car spent much of its life in an alpine suburb of Wellington; at 110,000 miles slight pitting had started at the heel end probably due non optimum adjustment, but, based on gears in other cars, I would have guessed thousands of more miles before serious.
I wonder at what stage EP might help.

Location: Auckland, NZ

If you refer to sulphur phosphorous EP then never- this requires sliding contact as in hypoid CW&P to work - the Austin 7 spiral bevel gears have rolling contact.

Tony.

Location: Malvern, Victoria, Australia.