[Healeys] BN2 Transmission HELP!!!!

[Michael Salter]

Yes I  encountered exactly that problem when trying, at very short notice,
to rebuild 6a 100S gearbox after the owner had trashed his as a consequence
of his TERRIBLE driving skills. He did the same thing again before selling
the  "S".
I didn't have a BN2 gearbox input shaft (the 100S gearbox internals are the
same as BN2) but I had a couple of 100/6 type.
Discovered that it was only the pilot bush spigot shaft that was longer and
simply cut about 1/2" (as I recall) off with a cut off wheel and all was
good to go.

M

On Wed., Sep. 16, 2020, 8:30 p.m. Charles Schott, <schottc at knology.net>
wrote:

> I'm restoring a BN2? for a club member along with the BN1 that I'm doing
> for myself. His project is a story in itself, but the latest challenge is
> getting the transmission bolted to the engine. Normally it's an easy job,
> but in his case, he's buying parts for different sources in order to make a
> complete car.
>
> He had the front of his chassis cut off in preparation of installing a
> Corvette V8. All those parts were scrapped before he was convinced to take
> it back to original. That's when I stepped in.
>
> He bought a four cylinder engine from Healey Surgeons and a side shift
> transmission from a guy in California, the same guy that sold him the BN2
> chassis. When I tried to install the transmission, the bell housing had a
> different bolt pattern since it was for a six cylinder engine. He then got
> the correct bell housing, but now the trans still won't bolt up because the
> first motion shaft is too long (see attached sketch). The distance between
> the trans and the engine is approximately 8 3/4" and the width of the bell
> housing is 8 5/16", a difference of 7/16". At this point, I'm tempted to
> cut off a half inch off of the shaft.
>
> Has anyone experience with this and can you recommend a better solution?
> HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Steven Kingsbury via Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *To: *"Michael Salter" <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *healeys at autox.team.net
> *Sent: *Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:21:30 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] Water Pump Question
>
> Again, the list makes my day!! Thank you all for the responses and the
> knowledge. I will continue with my quest to get this car back on the road!
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1
>
> On September 16, 2020 at 2:44 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Steven, that hole is as it should be. It is the drain for the water
> pump seal. If coolant starts coming out of there the pump needs to be
> rebuilt.
> The grease will be leakage from the bearings which have most likely been
> over greased.
>
> M
>
> On Wed., Sep. 16, 2020, 5:04 p.m. Steven Kingsbury via Healeys, <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>>    I am in the process of putting my engine back together and upon
>> cleaning the water pump, I found the bottom of the pump to be thick with
>> what appeared to be grease. As I cleaned the grease away I found a hole at
>> the bottom of the housing. Is this normal? I have a 1955 BN1 and I have to
>> admit, I have never looked at the bottom of a 100 water pump.
>>    Was there once a grease fitting there? Are all of them open like this?
>> I'm cleaning it to repaint and reinstall, but I'm a bit concerned and need
>> the wisdom of the list to relieve my tension.
>>    Thanks in advance guys,
>> Steven Kingsbury
>> BN1
>>
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