<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoNoSpacing, li.MsoNoSpacing, div.MsoNoSpacing
{mso-style-priority:1;
margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
{mso-style-name:msonormal;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I’ve been up to ODSpares twice, once very recently. Dave’s the man when it comes to overdrives. The work he did was excellent and the parts were considerably cheaper than from the usual suspects. Most of the various “special” parts that our usual guys sell come from OD Spares.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>OD Spares:- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Dave Twigger<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>10 Arches Business Centre<br>Mill Road<br>RUGBY CV21 1QW<br>England</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=638 style='width:478.5pt'><tr><td width=628 valign=top style='width:471.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Tel: 01788 540666<br>Fax: 01788 570777<br>E-Mail: </span><a href="mailto:ODSPARES@AOL.COM"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'>ODSPARES@AOL.COM</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>What impressed me was that he positively talked me out of purchasing some parts. No “better replace it while you’ve got the chance.” It was more like, “these things last forever; don’t touch it”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>To set a hare running again, he said 40 or 30wt non-detergent or 20-50 but NO additives.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Henry G Leach via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> 10 October 2021 21:06<br><b>To:</b> 'Harold Manifold' <manifold@telus.net><br><b>Cc:</b> 'healeys@autox.team.net' <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Overdrive Clutch Springs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Harold- I would purchase replacement springs from Overdrive Spares in UK. It appears that you would want to get 4 new short springs (the're tired), and if all 4 long look equally correct you could re-use them. The importance being that together they "equally" put pressure on the clutch lining to keep the car in direct drive (without slipping). Be sure to put the shorts (inner) and long (outer) in properly or they will coil bind and really not work well.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I don't know the spring rates, but if you get them from OD Spares, they will be the right ones for the job. Be sure to give them the overdrive number on the casing for reference to get the correct set. Moss has them as well as AH Spares, but did they come from OD Spares, or made in ...? Hank<o:p></o:p></p><p>-----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>From: "Harold Manifold via Healeys" <br>To: "<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Sunday October 10 2021 12:20:46PM<br>Subject: [Healeys] Overdrive Clutch Springs<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I am rebuilding a 22/3087 Overdrive from a BJ7. What should the free length of the clutch springs be? All 8 are made from 0.095” diameter wire. The long springs measure 4-7/16” to 4-15/32” and the short springs are 4-1/16” to 4-1/8”. The manual states the springs should be 4-1/2” and 4-1/4”. I was surprised the short springs are more undersized than the long springs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I saw some mention that the clutch springs in earlier OD models were made from two different wire sizes. Does anyone know the wire diameter of length of new springs from a reputable supplier?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks… Harold<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>