[Healeys] BJ8 Shifter stuck

[Alan Seigrist]

Michael -

It may be possible your clutch slave needs bleeding.  First check your
clutch fluid level, and if it's ok, then try pumping the clutch three or
four times before putting the car into first or second.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 8:57 AM, Michael Hartfield <
hartfiel at alumni.princeton.edu> wrote:

> Somehow, I was attempting to find a gear in a parked position and locked
> the
> transmission into 3rd gear.  The shifter swings back and forth but will not
> go up into 1st or down into 2nd.
>
> This is a BJ8.  Before I begin to investigate, does anyone have any ideas
> what I did and how I should go about repairing it?
>
> Michael