[Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited

Sun Aug 16 08:09:19 MDT 2026

Thanks for this. Stupid of me not to remind you all that my car is a MkII BT7 centre shift. I’m pretty certain that I don’t have nylon bushing.

Simon

From: Tom Mitchell <drtommitch at gmail.com> 
Sent: 16 August 2026 15:06
To: Michael Salter <michael.salter at gmail.com>
Cc: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited

I would also strongly suggest that you examine and replace the nylon/plastic bushing at the bottom of the shift lever.

My transmission was not shifting into 1st and 2nd gear was difficult. 

In hindsight there was also some scraping metal noises.

I of course needlessly pulled my transmission before I found out the bushing was gone and the spring was shifted (most likely by me trying to force it into gear as I was 30 miles from home.

Since it was out I replaced all the normal consumable parts.

It was a expensive lesson 😳

Tom Mitchell 

Ann Arbor Mi.

65 BJ8

On Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM Michael Salter <michael.salter at gmail.com <mailto:michael.salter at gmail.com> > wrote:

Yes Simon you can remove that plate and the rubber boot to get a better view of the release bearing and fork without risk of anything falling off.

If you remove the slave cylinder its all a lot easier. 

Good luck installing the replacement conical spring on the shift lever, it's not easy. 

  _____  

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> > on behalf of Simon Lachlan via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >
Sent: Sunday, 16 August 2026 09:03:26
To: healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>  <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >
Subject: [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited 

I have been away and am back home and hoping to deal with the previously discussed issue.

1.	The process is somewhat stalled as I discovered that the spring, 127, was broken. How, when, why…I don’t know. I was not aware of it being broken.

Anyhow, I’ve ordered another and won’t proceed until it’s installed. Now, first question….could that spring being broken cause something to misalign and cause the noise?? Personally, I doubt it and am aware of the clutching at straws here.

2.	There is a convenient little hole near/under the slave cylinder. I was able to stick my endoscope in there and see a (very) little of what is going on. Second question….if one of the spring clips that locate the release bearing was not properly located, could the bearing operate at all?? Surely, it’s both on and all’s well or failure if one comes off??? Hard to tell, but the innermost clip may not have been on correctly. But, again, it would either be 100% on or 100% off in which case it would be lying on the bottom of the housing???

3.	The plate, above and item 14 in the diagram. Can I remove it happy in the knowledge that I’ll be able to put it back on easily and without losing some vital little bit?? I seem to recall that the so-called “screws-retaining plate” can’t do anything other than thread into the casing?? Hence, they’re called “screws”?? Were I able to ease that away from the casing I could very probably get a better view on things by eye or by endoscope. 

Thanks for your patience, Simon

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