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I think a good machinist could refurbish it to near-new; might cost
more than the new one, though.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/20/2022 7:58 AM, David Nock BCS
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<div>This is a Side Shift main shaft, not a Center Shift. The
front bearing surface on the Center shift box is shorter.</div>
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<div>It could be usable in a pinch I would not recommend
destroying it.</div>
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<div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a
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<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:47 AM</div>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Mainshaft</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Another question for the panel……<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I was digging for something in one of
my boxes of “useful bits” the other day – we’ve all got
such boxes?? – and, at the bottom languishing
undisturbed for 25+ years, I found this mainshaft. (AEC
3486).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Looking at my parts book it would fit
a MkII, centre shift, with or without OD. Not sure about
later cars.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve no idea how it wound up in my
workshop; it’s never been in my MkII, that’s for sure.
And – touch wood – I have no need of another mainshaft.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now, it’s damaged with fairly
significant damage to the first 20mm of the splines. See
pics.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m wondering….. Is it worth keeping?
Would it work or would it just wreck a perfectly good
gearbox? Could it be fixed at a worthwhile price? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Or is it scrap? (I have a
nephew-in-law(?) who is a talented blacksmith who could
probably turn it into something or other!!)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To keep things in more venial
perspective, these things cost £522:00 plus P&P from
AHSpares……..<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Simon<o:p></o:p></p>
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