[Healeys] Healey with a Toyota five speed

[richard mayor]

Not sure if this is causing your problem but, the Smitty bell housings did not
line up very well. That is, they were not properly indexed to the center-line
of the crankshaft, so there was excessive wear to the spines on the clutch
disc and in some cases resulting in complete failure.  The solution is to have
a machine shop index the bell-housing to the Healey engine and then do a fix
with a couple of locating dowels onto the rear engine plate. I would estimate
that  this will cost you about $4-500, if indeed, this is your problem.  But,
you will see when you take things apart and look at your clutch disc.

Richard Mayor

> From: 3000mk3 at bighealey.org
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 23:06:38 -0400
> Subject: [Healeys] Healey with a Toyota five speed
>
> Hi,
> Back in 2004 I installed a Toyota five speed using the original Smitty kit.
> It' been great addition to the car as my wife and children can drive it,
> besides my old transmission was toast.
>
> It was a beautiful day so we went for the first ride of the year, only to
> discover that the clutch was slipping (20,000 miles).
>
> Supposedly my transmission came out of a 1991 Toyota 4 cyl two wheel drive
> pickup yet I have no way to verify that.
>
> I've read somewhere that the newer Smitty kits supplied Pete D. use a
> heavier clutch friction plate, does anyone know the part number? When I
> reviewed the directions (from a friend who just installed the kit) the part
> numbers for the friction plate is blackout out (yet only those parts). I
> looked online and didn't find anything. I'll call Pete tomorrow and maybe
> he'll tell me. Yes I know I'm being impatient, so much work and now so
> little time.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom Mitchell
> 1965 Austin Healey BJ8 MKIII
>
> "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." -John
> Lennon
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