[Healeys] 100-4 od

[Bob Spidell]

Disclaimer: I've never even tried this; sounds risky and why not refresh 
the clutch while you're at it (unless you know it only has a few 
thousand miles on it).

But, I'll throw out a wag. There are several things that could limit the 
vertical travel of the drivetrain--in roughly decreasing levels of 
risk--off the top-of-my-head:

1) Fan hitting the radiator.

2) Breaking something in the throttle linkage (more finicky than even 
the 6-cyl cars IMO)

3) Stressing/breaking something in the mechanical clutch linkage

4) Stressing the motor mounts (aftermarket rubber parts are sketchier 
even than OEM)

5) Hitting scuttle/firewall or other restraint

It'll be a bitch getting it mated back to the gearbox--at least, I KNOW 
it is in the 6-cyl cars--unless you get REAL lucky.


#s 1-3 require further disassembly of your drivetrain.


bs

On 4/28/2023 7:10 AM, sdesalvo--- via Healeys wrote:
> Good afternoon everyone,
> I am trying to remove my od without removing the tranny.  I know it is 
> not a great way to go, but I am into it. Do I lift the od and tranny 
> as a unit and if so how high do i dare Iift the unit without damaging 
> something? I have separated the od and tranny about 2 inches and have 
> the od slid back so it is sitting on top of the 2 rubber mounts. The 
> chassis keeps me from sliding it back any further back unless I can 
> raise the tranny/od high enough to clear the chassis. I would 
> appreciate any advice.
> Thanks in advance,
> Sam DeSalvo
>
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