....Another thing, --I would not attempt to do the repair on the gearbox,
without taking the photos that Greg describes, AND without having GOOD print
of the Master Parts list pages for the gearbox. --Usually in the shop manuals
there is a small reproduction of the tranny diagrams, --but full sized prints
are a lot more clear, and complete.
If it were me, I would order the synchros, and a bunch of needle bearings at
the time you order the 1st gear. Might as well replace them, -and any worn
needle bearings at the same time. -Since you have it apart anyway.
I learned some tricks about reassembling w/ all the needle bearings in place,
so if you decide to do it yourself, drop me a line.
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Lemon
To: Rick Neves ; Bill Browning ; Healey list
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: '66 BJ8 1st gear damaged
Depending on the degree you want to get into it you can also do the halfway
thing and save a few dollars on labor by pulling the tranny yourself and
taking or shipping it to a good shop. For people like me with more grunt
than brains (or money for that matter) this can be a viable alternative.
Greg Lemon
54 BN1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Neves" <Rick@genomictechnologies.com>
To: "Bill Browning" <gbrowning@carolina.rr.com>; "Healey list"
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: '66 BJ8 1st gear damaged
> Bill,
>
> I want to ad to David's comments.
>
> I too rebuilt my Tranny with a friend who had a better short term memory,
> (Pick somebody younger than yourself) and it worked out great and was
very
> rewarding. The most important suggestion I have is to take as many
digital
> photos as you can when you take it apart. As you remove each shaft, pull
all
> the do dads apart as they go on the shaft and lay them out so that it is
> obvoius how they go back together. I have many photos of my shide shift
> dissasembly if you need anything
>
>
> Rick Neves
> Millis, MA
> '56 BNa
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