[Healeys] Speedo angle drive, BJ8.

Sun Aug 30 20:38:47 MDT 2020

 Thanks.
But they might have been stripped!  

After all, I drove the Healey from Vancouver down to Mexico and back with a chipped 
synchro cone on the first motion shaft, although I didn't know THAT at the time.  Didn't 
know it, in fact, until I pulled the gearbox apart recently.
Oh, and there was no safety wire on any of the selector fork fastening bolts!!  

Exciting, what?

    On Sunday, 30 August 2020, 17:51:59 GMT-7, John Spaur via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:  

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If it doesn’t work the gears can’t wear. Hahaha.

I am glad it worked out David.

From: David Lodge [mailto:emmgeeteecee at yahoo.co.uk] 
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2020 5:36 PM
To: John Spaur <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Speedo angle drive, BJ8.

Frozen solid, as I supposed!

The "output' worm gear/pinion was surrounded by solidified grease.

All clean now and the gears appear to be in first-class condition!

On Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 17:03:47 GMT-7, David Lodge via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote: 

Thank you, John.

I noticed the dimples of course, but my experience of core plugs is limited to those for water 

passages and casting apertures which are normally destroyed during removal.

Project for the week-end.  I will photograph anything interesting.

On Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 22:24:43 GMT-7, John Spaur via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote: 

I have rebuilt them many times and have never needed to replace the core plugs. They are dimpled in place and when you remove the dimple the core plug comes out and you just reinstall the core plug and dimple it back in. I also have never worked on one that is seized. The angle drives I have rebuilt only needed to have the internal flexible cable replaced. I have used an old speedo cable and shape the ends to fit with a grinder.

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Lodge via Healeys
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 9:12 PM
To: Austin Healey <healeys at autox.team.net>
Cc: David Lodge <emmgeeteecee at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: [Healeys] Speedo angle drive, BJ8.

It's completely seized and three weeks completely submerged in penetrating oil has had not one whit of effect so I'm going to take it apart.  Does anyone know where I could lay hands on new sub-miniature core plugs, please? 

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