[Healeys] Gearbox

richard mayor mayorrichard at hotmail.com
Sat Apr 16 21:59:48 MDT 2011


Thick gear box oil ??????  You should use 30W  motor oil in your transmission!

Richard Mayor
BN7L-466  Vintage Racer
Portland, Oregon




> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:56:52 +0200
> From: pajtamuvek at gmail.com
> To: rpschauss at gmail.com
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gearbox
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> Yes I did. Now the gearstick has approx 8-10mms free play. But the box is
> dry at the moment. Maybe with the thick gearbox oil, things will be
> acceptable.
> I think I will leave this one as is now.
>
> Gergo
>
> 2011/4/16 Peter Schauss <rpschauss at gmail.com>
>
> > Did you replace the bushing at the bottom end of the shift lever?  When I
> > replaced mine I was surprised at how much more solid the shifting felt.
> >
> > Peter Schauss
> > 1963 BJ7
> > 1980 MGB
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-
> > > bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Austin Healey
> > > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 7:58 AM
> > > To: Healey List
> > > Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > With the final parts just arrived a few days ago, I have assembled my
> > > gearbox.
> > > I am nearly statisfied with the result. I only have problems with the
> > > slightly worn selector forks - they cause the gearstic behave a bit
like
> > a
> > > pudding spoon. I have not found new parts available, NOS items tend to
be
> > > horribly expensive.
> > > Is there any known method to service them or to upgrade them to
wear-pad
> > > type?
> > >
> > > Gergo
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