[Healeys] Reverse Gear

[Bob Spidell]

Also be careful removing the gearbox cover lest the shifter shaft detent 
springs end up in the bottom of the gearbox or somewhere on your garage 
floor.  Just did this; fortunately the box was out of the car and we 
could retrieve the spring with a magnetic retriever thingy.


On 12/8/2016 8:44 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
> Hi Ed,
> Fortunately it sounds as though you don't have the interior in yet so 
> the problem should be easily corrected.
> I encountered a similar issue during a BJ7 box rebuild and it turned 
> out to be caused by an incorrect reverse gear detent spring.
> I had replaced the reverse shifter rod because serious wear was 
> evident between the 2 detents in the rod but didn't realize that 
> someone had replaced the the original detent springs for a much 
> heavier which was coil binding with the replaced rod.
> Only figured it out when I discovered that it was easy to engage 
> reverse with the top cover off the box.
> BIG CAUTION..  If you are playing with the gear engagement with the 
> top off the box be VERY CAREFUL. it is really easy to "over travel" 
> the 3/4 or 1/2 sliding hubs which will allow the synchronizer balls to 
> pop out too far.
> Don't ask me how I know!!!
>
> Michael S
> BN1 #174
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Ed Orr <eorr at cogeco.ca 
> <mailto:eorr at cogeco.ca>> wrote:
>
>     My ’66 BJ8 restoration is nearing completion and is due to visit a
>     paint buffing shop on Monday before I install all the exterior
>     bits . WE got the engine started last week and all is well with that .
>
>     Yesterday I checked out the transmission , all forward gears are
>     fine but I cannot get it into reverse , The gearshift lever moves
>     properly to the left against the spring the same 10degrees (
>     checked with a dial angle finder ) as my other BJ8 but cannot
>     engage the gear . The clutch travel seems to be OK no sign of
>     grinding engaging first gear , the other straight cut gear .
>
>     The transmission was rebuilt by Rich Chrysler’s old BMC mechanic
>     about 4 years ago but only recently installed .
>
>     Anybody had this problem .
>
>     Ed Orr
>
>     ’65 BJ8
>
>     ’66 BJ8 project
>
>

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