[Healeys] Overdrive issues.

[Michael Oritt]

I'll second what John says. I put a BJ8 clutch in my 100 and it is lighter
and easier to engage than the spring clutch.

On Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 5:55 PM John and Kerry Rowe <jtkarowe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Simon, when doing the clutch replace everything with the BJ8 kit. This is
> a huge improvement over the earlier ones.  You will have to get the
> flywheel re-drilled for the pressure plate but this could be done when
> having it re-surfaced     John Rowe, Qld Australia
>
> On Tue, 7 Sep 2021 at 4:20 am, Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> To, hopefully, bring you up to date and hopefully put this thing to bed……
>>
>> I took the overdrive up to OD Spares and explained what was going on.
>> They stripped it down and discovered:-
>>
>>         The pump plunger wouldn’t go all the way up because the casing
>> was “b*gg***d. At some stage it had been scored and then repaired with
>> something like JB Weld.
>>
>> Plastic Padding or Plastic Metal are our equivalents. I suspect OD Spares
>> had done it when they rebuilt the servo back in +/- ’04. They seemed very
>> knowledgeable about the stuff, saying it “takes 24 hours to go off”.
>> Plastic Metal goes off as soon as you turn your back on it. Anyhow, they
>> put in a brand new front casing and a new clutch. Tested, the OD ran at
>> 500psi++.
>>
>> While they were doing that, 08:30 to 12:30, I was able to go to AH Spares
>> and get a clutch kit and various other bits. First time there. Bit
>> surprised by the member of staff who said “We’re not mechanics. We just
>> sell this stuff”. So, the clutch will be the next discussion…..
>>
>> Simon
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