[Healeys] Gearbox/Overdrive Rebuilds.

[Bob Spidell]

Yep, that can be tricky.  I managed to do it once, but the second time I 
couldn't make it go and David and his team bailed me out (on short 
notice, to boot).

I'm lucky I'm only a half-hour from BCS--they've helped me out several 
times.

Bob


On 7/15/2019 7:28 PM, David Nock wrote:
> Bob,  Don’t forger fitting the overdrive to the transmission
>
> David Nock
> GGAHC President
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *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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