[Healeys] Hi Guys, I am wondering if anyone knows if there is one long spring pin that holds the shift lever in place on the BJ8 or two short ones? If there are two how long would each one be? Many thanks. Brad Holden

[brad Holden]

Bob, Jean, Mark, Steve, Thanks for the input, according to the guys at
British Car specialists the later models had two roll pins holding the
lever in place instead of the threaded bolts, the housing on my gearbox has
no threads on either side so i am thinking they are correct, still seems
strange to use two short pins instead of one long one, more thoughts?

On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 10:05 AM, Jean Caron <
vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Brad,
>
> The bolt, pictured here, is 5/8" long.
>
>
> Jean
>
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of BJ8Healeys <
> sbyers at ec.rr.com>
> *Sent:* April 30, 2016 6:07 PM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Hi Guys, I am wondering if anyone knows if there
> is one long spring pin that holds the shift lever in place on the BJ8 or
> two short ones? If there are two how long would each one be? Many thanks.
> Brad Holden
>
>
> Brad, the BMC Mechanical Service Parts List (AKD 3523) for BJ7 and BJ8
> shows two rollpins, P/N RPS1210, used for BJ7 gearboxes and BJ8 gearboxes
> serial numbers 101 - 1441 to secure the gearshift lever.  For BJ8
> gearboxes, serial numbers 1442 and up, two threaded "Locating pins", P/N
> 2A3602 are shown instead of rollpins.  The original gearbox for your BJ8
> was 12706, so it should have the two threaded locating pins (and a spring
> washer under each) if it is still the original.  The locating pin looks
> like a normal hex-head screw with an unthreaded part at the end of the
> shank that fits into the holes in the ball of the gearshift lever.
>
>
>
> I have a spare BJ7 gearbox with the rollpins.  They are about an inch
> long, as I recall, but they are not accessible to me right now to measure
> them.
>
>
>
> Steve Byers
>
> HBJ8L/36666
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
> Havelock, NC  USA
>
>
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> *From:* brad Holden <bradh904 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Healeys at autox.team.net
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 28, 2016 4:18 PM
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Hi Guys, I am wondering if anyone knows if there is
> one long spring pin that holds the shift lever in place on the BJ8 or two
> short ones? If there are two how long would each one be? Many thanks. Brad
> Holden
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