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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">But they might have been stripped! <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">After all, I drove the Healey from Vancouver down to Mexico and back with a chipped <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">synchro cone on the first motion shaft, although I didn't know THAT at the time. Didn't <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">know it, in fact, until I pulled the gearbox apart recently.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Oh, and there was no safety wire on any of the selector fork fastening bolts!! <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Exciting, what?<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, 30 August 2020, 17:51:59 GMT-7, John Spaur via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
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#yiv3516568404 </style><div><div class="yiv3516568404WordSection1"><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">If it doesn’t work the gears can’t wear. Hahaha.</span></p><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">I am glad it worked out David.</span></p><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><div class="yiv3516568404yqt6088965338" id="yiv3516568404yqt06549"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> David Lodge [mailto:emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk] <br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 30, 2020 5:36 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Speedo angle drive, BJ8.</span></p></div></div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">Frozen solid, as I supposed!</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">The "output' worm gear/pinion was surrounded by solidified grease.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">All clean now and the gears appear to be in first-class condition!</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p></div></div><div id="yiv3516568404yahoo_quoted_9278210675"><div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">On Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 17:03:47 GMT-7, David Lodge via Healeys <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote: </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><div id="yiv3516568404"><div><div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Thank you, John.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">I noticed the dimples of course, but my experience of core plugs is limited to those for water </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">passages and casting apertures which are normally destroyed during removal.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Project for the week-end. I will photograph anything interesting.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div></div><div id="yiv3516568404yahoo_quoted_8970974044"><div><div id="yiv3516568404yqt52016"><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">On Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 22:24:43 GMT-7, John Spaur via Healeys <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote: </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p></div><div><div id="yiv3516568404"><div><div><p class="yiv3516568404msonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">I have rebuilt them many times and have never needed to replace the core plugs. They are dimpled in place and when you remove the dimple the core plug comes out and you just reinstall the core plug and dimple it back in. I also have never worked on one that is seized. The angle drives I have rebuilt only needed to have the internal flexible cable replaced. I have used an old speedo cable and shape the ends to fit with a grinder.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span></p><p class="yiv3516568404msonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span></p><div id="yiv3516568404yqt09191"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="yiv3516568404msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> Healeys [<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Lodge via Healeys<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 25, 2020 9:12 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Austin Healey <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> David Lodge <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk">emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Speedo angle drive, BJ8.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span></p></div></div><p class="yiv3516568404msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><div><div><p class="yiv3516568404msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">It's completely seized and three weeks completely submerged in penetrating oil has had not one whit of effect so I'm going to take it apart. Does anyone know where I could lay hands on new sub-miniature core plugs, please? </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="yiv3516568404yqt29929"><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Support Team.Net <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Archive: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys%20">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys </a><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="yiv3516568404yqt59733"><p class="yiv3516568404MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Support Team.Net <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Archive: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys%20">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys </a><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yqt6088965338" id="yqt79747">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Support Team.Net <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys " target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys </a><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div>
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