[Healeys] BJ8 Gearbox Removal

[Greg Mandas]

Uh, Excuse me.

Is the 65BJ8, Early Phase II, the only model with a bell
housing larger than the opening in the firewall requiring a regiment of
gyrationssimilar to a Chinese puzzle box for R/R?


Greg
65BJ8
________________________________
 From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
To: Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au> 
Cc: Healey
<healeys at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 9:14 AM
Subject: Re:
[Healeys] BJ8 Gearbox Removal
 

In the immortal words of Rob Schneider "You
can DO IT!"

Definitely make sure you block up the bottom of the sump for
support, and
take out the carb linkage connection so you don't bend it or
break it.

When you slide the whole unit off the back of the motor, you'll
need to
push the bell housing over to the passenger footwell (assuming you
didn't
remove the steering wheel) and then pull it forward a bit to get the
back
end out of the propshaft tunnel ,

It helps to have a couple of young
guys to help out, but probably if you
have a proper lift/straps handy that
might make it easier.

good luck!

Alan


On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 8:26 AM,
Patrick & Caroline Quinn <
p_cquinn at tpg.com.au> wrote:

> G'day
>
>
>
> I am
about to do something that in 42 years of Austin-Healey ownership I
> have
managed to avoid.
>
>
>
> That's the removal of a BJ8 gearbox.
>
>
>
> I have
removed many a BN1 box and have lost count of the number of times I
> have
removed and refitted the gearbox (100S + OD) in the BN3 and have even
>
removed a gearbox in a real Healey, but never one from a BJ8.
>
>
>
> Please
tell me that apart from the console and other modern (?) stuff there
> isn't
much of a difference?
>
>
>
> Hoo Roo
>
>
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue
Mountains, Australia
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