[Healeys] BN2 transmission rebuild problem

Oudesluys coudesluijs at chello.nl
Mon Jun 21 01:47:22 MDT 2010


You can speed up the shifting considerably by double declutching. 
However it will take some practice. This way you also avoid wear to the 
syncro's.
My first car was a Fiat 500, which had a 4 sp. non synchro box. In the 
end I could change gears without using the clutch at all, just changing 
on the gas pedal only. Since then i have always changed gear by double 
declutching out of habit.
A couple of month ago the clutch bearing of my Subaru broke in pieces 
leaving me with a fsolid clutch. I could get by for a few days with 
starting in first low gear on the starter motor and then changing gears 
matching the engine speed with the gearbox with the throttle.

Kees Oudesluijs


Alan Seigrist wrote:
> Robert -
>
> The 4 speed Austin box has never, and never will shift anything like a
> modern box.  Habitual downshifting is something to be avoided, and if
> done should only be done with a careful, slow shift.
>
> I'd rather change brake pads than synchros any day of the week.  It is
> what it is.
>
> Alan


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