[Healeys] Gearbox/Overdrive Rebuilds.

[David Nock]

Bob,  Don’t forger fitting the overdrive to the transmission

David Nock
GGAHC President

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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2019 7:18 PM
To: Bob Spidell; rd_parker; Michael Salter; Curtis Arndt
Cc: Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gearbox/Overdrive Rebuilds.

I second Dave Hubbard.  Dave rebuilt the lower a-arms for my Bugeye.  He fit the kingpin with tight spacers on both sides of the kingpin where there were originally cork washers that were always gone by the time you got around to greasing the pivot pin.  This made a solid internal space to keep the grease in place. He also re-enforced the threaded tube for the pin and put grease fittings on both ends for complete lubrication.  He knows his stuff!
Mike MacLean

On Sunday, July 14, 2019, 8:00:51 AM PDT, Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:


Didn't mess with it as haven't rebuilt one for 45 years.  My Sprite gearboxes (a Smoothcase with Ribcase internals, and a Ribcase) went to Dave Hubbard North of LA, one of the best in the USA if not the world and inexpensive. $650 USD for the Ribcase rebuild and that included the core!  My original numbered Smoothcase with NOS Ribcase internals was around $900 USD total complete!!!

Dave only works for people he likes and that come highly recommended, so don't ask.

BN1 and a BN2 to Eric Grunden of Absolutely British.  Definitely NOT inexpensive but worth every penny!  $5K+ for each.  Both are like new with a lot of NOS parts!

I'm getting too old for this.

Cheers,

Curt

On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 7:33 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net<mailto:bspidell at comcast.net>> wrote:
I did it last year (gearbox + OD).  There are lots of helpful videos on
the 'net, esp. Magnus Karlsson's:

http://healeyspecialists.com/videos/

Plus, a lot of people on this list and various forums were helpful as
well.  For the most part, there are no 'special tools' required (mostly,
just a selection of big hammers ;).

There are a few gotchas, if you endeavor to undertake this, I would be
glad to fill you in on what I learned (the hard ways ;)).

Bob

On 7/12/2019 2:52 PM, rd_parker at juno.com<mailto:rd_parker at juno.com> wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
> Have any of you attempted a tear down and rebuild of a big healey gear
> box and overdrive; what have been your experiences?
>
> Bob.
> 1961 BT7.
>
>
>
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