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<DIV>Ron:</DIV>
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<DIV>I had to come up with something when I rebuilt my BT7 top-shift gearbox
(the buffer pad – same part number - was used all the way to the end of BJ8
production). There were enough fragments of the original left in there to
give me an idea of what to do. It’s 1/16” thick. I went to the
hardware store and bought a plumbers gasket set, which contained a sheet of hard
rubber that seemed to be the right material. It can’t be too hard or it’l
crack quickly, can’t be too soft or it’l shred. It should be securely
glued into the cavity. The gearbox still works fine.</DIV>
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<DIV>There is no similar pad in the adapter plate cavity – I vaguely recall that
the factory found that without the forward pad, the gearbox would occasionally
over shift and lock up with the shift rods moving forward – ie: 2nd and
4th. It’s probably no big deal – I would wager that on teardown, most of
these gearboxes have the remnants of the pad lying loose in the cavity just like
mine did, and were likely still shifting okay – just like mine was.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #141100; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Earl
Kagna<BR>Victoria, B.C.<BR>BJ8, BT7 tri-carb</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=healeyron@yahoo.com
href="mailto:healeyron@yahoo.com">Ron Mitchell</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 25, 2015 8:13 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=healeys@autox.team.net
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Healeys] Shifter Shaft Buffer Pad
AEC3298</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1435244110723_5426>There is a Shifter Shaft Buffer
Pad part no. AEC3298 in the Bell Housing of BN4/6 BT7/BN7 Side Shift
Transmission. It is not available. </DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1435244110723_5426>My questions are:</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1435244110723_5426>1. What is the Thickness of the
Pad?</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1435244110723_5426> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1435244110723_5426>2. What is the best material to
use to make one?</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1435244110723_5426> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1435244110723_5426>3. Is a similar Shifter Shaft
Buffer Pad required to be used in the Overdrive Adaptor Plate? There is a
pocket in the adaptor plate similar to the one in the Bell Housing.</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1435244110723_5426>TIA</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1435244110723_5426>Ron Mitchell</DIV>
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