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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Good thing the BJ8 used the nylon bush because it is the only one available from Moss etc. because I needed to replace it in my transmission. With the new nylon bush a little lithium grease on the big ball and tightening the screws I can shift more easily for the first time in years. Not for me, but, for the record does anyone know where to by the brass bush with circle clip?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Bob Begani BJ8<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Henry G Leach via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 3, 2021 12:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Michael Salter' <michaelsalter@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Centre Change Gear Sticks<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lets be careful here. We have others who have been stuck in gear or without gears. The nylon bush is <b>only used on the BJ8. </b>The brass bush is used on the MK II gearbox, which <b>includes the BJ7. </b>The BJ7 is actually a MK II Healey. The shift levers are different as well. Here are the numbers from the parts book:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>BJ7 lever AEC8636, Bush-brass AEC 3520 (1 pr.) Circlip 1G3709- this comes as a set. Roll pins (2) AEA558. Circlip hold two halves of bush together.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>BJ8 lever 22B195-non/OD. Lever AEC3636 w/OD. Lever Bush 22B191 (nylon). Roll Pin AEA558 This arrangement starts with: GB 101-118 wo/OD, 101-1441 w/OD<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What will happen if you use the nylon bush in the MKII GB, is that after a few shifts the nylon will get mangled and there goes your gears.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>MKII Brass</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>MKIII Nylon- do not substitute.</b> Hank<o:p></o:p></p><p>-----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>From: "Michael Salter via Healeys" <br>To: "Simon Lachlan"<br>Cc: "Healeys"<br>Sent: Wednesday December 1 2021 5:46:06AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Centre Change Gear Sticks<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Pretty sure that the only change was the size of the ball upon which the nylon bush rotates HOWEVER there is a complication ... there are nylon bushes, from an MGB as I recall, which can be used with the lever with the smaller ball end. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>M<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed., Dec. 1, 2021, 8:21 a.m. Simon Lachlan via Healeys, <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>I have a late Mk II BT7. Centre change. So, my query is regarding the gearstick.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>The box is a BMC Goldseal replacement per the attached picture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>The stick has the two roll pins securing it which you’d expect up to BJ8s which, I gather, had screws. But the bush under the stick in the white nylon one which, I gather again, started with BJ8s. (To be fair, I’ve looked into this and didn’t find a definitive answer on the bushes). My gearbox seems to be a bit of a BT7/BJ8 mixture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>My question is can you put a roll-pin gearstick into a BJ8? Or vice-verca?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>