[Healeys] No Reversing Us Now

WILLIAM B LAWRENCE ynotink at msn.com
Wed Apr 16 19:36:11 MDT 2008


Sounds like your clutch isn't too great either.That may be the only thing 
saving the transmission. I understand that when the car is reversed in 
overdrive it normally destroys the over-running clutch and the mainshaft.

Good luck.

Bill Lawrence


>From: "Michael Salter" <msalter at precisionsportscar.com>
>To: "'Carlos Cruz'" <healey3000bn7 at yahoo.com>, "'Healey 
>List'"<healeys at autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Healeys] No Reversing Us Now
>Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:16:33 -0400
>
>Hi Carlos,
>Almost invariably when a Healey will not reverse the overdrive is at fault.
>You need to ensure absolutely that the overdrive is not engaged. The best
>trick to determine this is to electrically, or manually, engage and then
>disengage the overdrive several times to exhaust any oil pressure in the
>overdrive accumulator. The same thing can often be achieved by leaving the
>car sits overnight.
>If the car will back up normally when you are sure there is no pressure
>remaining in the overdrive unit then at least you know that the overdrive 
>is
>at fault.
>Once you have finished the diagnosis we can start looking for the cause!!
>
>Michael Salter
>100 (1953)
>AHX12 (1953)
>Bugeye (1961)
>http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/


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