[Healeys] Gearbox

[Len and/or Marge Hartnett]

Chris:  "...That's how they wear out (apparently) -holding the gearstick, 
and thus
wearing the selector fork)...".

I heard that years ago at a tech session.  Made sense with the brass of the 
fork rubbing against the steel of the gears.  I have adhered to that policy 
and believe that it has paid off as I believe that I have very little 'slop' 
in my shift lever at over 168,000 miles on the original forks.

Gergo:  "...Now the gearstick has approx 8 to 10 mm free play...".

That's about 3/8th of an inch.  Is that at the top of the gear shift knob 
between 1st and 2nd or between 3rd and 4th with the engine off?  I don't 
have any comparisons except against my BJ8 but it seems to me that 8 to 10 
mm would be more than "acceptable".

(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031