[Healeys] Hand break broke

I Erbs eyera3 at gmail.com
Sat Sep 11 12:15:40 MDT 2010


Isn't the gear box tunnel welded to the floor? It is on my BT7. Did you mean
tranny cover?

On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Michael Salter <
msalter at precisionsportscar.com> wrote:

> Hi Richard, most likely cause is the outer of the cable having pulled
> through its locating bracket inside the tunnel.
> This is a real bear to fix requiring the removal ot the driveshaft and the
> gearbox tunnel at the very least.
> Michael Salter
>
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I need some quick advice. I am not where I can raise the car.  Drove the
> > BJ8
> > this morning and parked on a sight hill. The hand break did not catch and
> > pulled all the way back. It does have the ratchet sound but no action.
> I'm
> > thinking a clevis pin at the front of the line. I cannot get under to see
> > that
> > area but the rear looks OK. Has anyone had this experience? Is there any
> > other
> > possible cause besides  a broken cable?
> > Thanks
> > Rich Kahn
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Ira Erbs
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