[Healeys] Fw: Gearbox and Overdrive finally separated

[Earl Kagna]

(second posting to list - list cops got me first time for too big a message)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Earl Kagna" <kags at shaw.ca>
To: "Ken Wignall" <ourxke at hotmail.com>; "Healey List" 
<healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gearbox and Overdrive finally separated


Ken:

Sounds like at some point, the car was reversed with the overdrive still
engaged - one of the switches likely failed.  We are working on a BN4 box
with the same mess - totally destroyed planet / sunwheel set, one-way
clutch, annulus, and gearbox mainshaft.  So far, we've found all the needed
parts except the mainshaft - the BN4 stuff is getting pretty rare.

I have a surplus very good, useable BT7 mainshaft - it's from a later
top-shift box, but the part is the same for the late side-shift.  If you
aren't able to come up with something closer to home, we can talk.  You
don't happen to have a spare BN4 mainshaft lying around - it would be a
great fit for a swap!

I suggest trying to maintain originality, but, as another lister has
indicated, if the repair gets ridiculously pricey and you don't mind
departing from original, a Smitty Toyota 5-speed conversion might be a good
idea - I've got one in the BJ8 (with a 3:545 diff) and quite like it.

Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BT7 tri-carb
BJ8

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Wignall" <ourxke at hotmail.com>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 5:30 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox and Overdrive finally separated


We finally separated the overdrive from the gearbox on the BT7 side shift.