[Healeys] Gearbox & Overdrive Hardware

[David Nock]

NO the bolts will not loosen up on the transmission after driving.  
The only way they could have been loose is that you did not tighten  
them up when it was put together.




David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767

www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Jul 7, 2009, at 7:55 AM, Mark Schneider wrote:

> Good morning list folk,
>
> I recently completed a total gearbox and overdrive tear down, parts  
> inspection and replacement as necessary, and reassembly.  After the  
> system was back in the car and had 600-700 miles on it I needed to  
> correct a major leak that had developed.  As a result of this  
> second effort I found nearly all of the nuts and bolts on the  
> system casework required re-tightening.  Having never before having  
> tackled a project like a transmission overhaul I was surprised to  
> find the fasteners had apparently loosened.  I had very carefully  
> wrenched them all during the reassembly process with the objective  
> of making sure all nuts/lock washers and bolts were as tight as  
> they had been on disassembly.   Yet they all took one to two flats  
> of re-tightening during the leak search.  Is this need to re- 
> tighten transmission hardware at all common?  Oh yeah, leak found  
> and fixed.
>
> Mark 3
> '66 BJ8
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