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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hello one and all, again!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I’m always pleased to learn something new about the various 3000s so that’ll be a long process. However, in this particular instance, I’m most interested in the points raised in my first message today. Sorry if that sounds a little ungrateful or rude but I’m keen not to take my gearbox out unless I must. <o:p></o:p></span></p><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 style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;font-size:pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Hank Leach <gradea1@charter.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> 16 August 2026 17:27<br><b>To:</b> Michael Salter <michael.salter@gmail.com>; simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com; 'Tom Mitchell' <drtommitch@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Re: [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Careful here-there is a change point in the center shifts that went from a brass bushing (GBC104) to a plastic bushing (22B191) (for quietness?). I know of one instance wher the car would not shift properly with the wrong bushing. I will have to look up that change point if its noted anywhere in the records. AH Spares says that the brass bush is for the BT7 but does not give any change point. Hank<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "Michael Salter" <<a href="mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com">michael.salter@gmail.com</a>> <br>To: <<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>>, "'Tom Mitchell'" <<a href="mailto:drtommitch@gmail.com">drtommitch@gmail.com</a>> <br>Cc: <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> <br>Sent: August 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM PDT <br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#212121'>Actually you should have a "split" nylon bush on the ball at the bottom of the gear lever. They also can be challenging to reinstall. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#212121'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#212121'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-signature><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#212121'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>From:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a> <<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Sent:</span></strong> Sunday, 16 August 2026 10:09:19<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>To:</span></strong> 'Tom Mitchell' <<a href="mailto:drtommitch@gmail.com">drtommitch@gmail.com</a>>; 'Michael Salter' <<a href="mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com">michael.salter@gmail.com</a>><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Cc:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></strong> RE: [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal>Thanks for this. Stupid of me not to remind you all that my car is a MkII BT7 centre shift. I’m pretty certain that I don’t have nylon bushing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Simon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;font-size:pt'><p class=xmsonormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Tom Mitchell <<a href="mailto:drtommitch@gmail.com">drtommitch@gmail.com</a>> <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sent:</span></strong> 16 August 2026 15:06<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>To:</span></strong> Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com">michael.salter@gmail.com</a>><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cc:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></strong> Re: [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>I would also strongly suggest that you examine and replace the nylon/plastic bushing at the bottom of the shift lever.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>My transmission was not shifting into 1st and 2nd gear was difficult. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>In hindsight there was also some scraping metal noises.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>I of course needlessly pulled my transmission before I found out the bushing was gone and the spring was shifted (most likely by me trying to force it into gear as I was 30 miles from home.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Since it was out I replaced all the normal consumable parts.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>It was a expensive lesson <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😳</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Tom Mitchell <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Ann Arbor Mi.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>65 BJ8<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>On Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 9:47<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>AM Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com">michael.salter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=xmsonormal><span style='color:#212121'>Yes Simon you can remove that plate and the rubber boot to get a better view of the release bearing and fork without risk of anything falling off.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='color:#212121'>If you remove the slave cylinder its all a lot easier. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='color:#212121'>Good luck installing the replacement conical spring on the shift lever, it's not easy. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div id="x_m_-3685818747709958713ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line"><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="x_m_-3685818747709958713ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><p class=xmsonormal><span style='color:#212121'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id="x_m_-3685818747709958713divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=xmsonormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Simon Lachlan via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sent:</span></strong> Sunday, 16 August 2026 09:03:26<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>To:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></strong> [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal>I have been away and am back home and hoping to deal with the previously discussed issue.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><img border=0 width=806 height=358 style='width:8.4in;height:3.7333in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DD2DAD.327B81D0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=xmsonormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>The process is somewhat stalled as I discovered that the spring, 127, was broken. How, when, why…I don’t know. I was not aware of it being broken.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=xmsonormal>Anyhow, I’ve ordered another and won’t proceed until it’s installed. Now, first question….could that spring being broken cause something to misalign and cause the noise?? Personally, I doubt it and am aware of the clutching at straws here.<o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=xmsonormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>There is a convenient little hole near/under the slave cylinder. I was able to stick my endoscope in there and see a (very) little of what is going on. Second question….if one of the spring clips that locate the release bearing was not properly located, could the bearing operate at all?? Surely, it’s both on and all’s well or failure if one comes off??? Hard to tell, but the innermost clip may not have been on correctly. But, again, it would either be 100% on or 100% off in which case it would be lying on the bottom of the housing???<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=xmsonormal><img border=0 width=618 height=456 style='width:6.4416in;height:4.75in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DD2DAD.327B81D0"><o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=xmsonormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'>The plate, above and item 14 in the diagram. Can I remove it happy in the knowledge that I’ll be able to put it back on easily and without losing some vital little bit?? I seem to recall that the so-called “screws-retaining plate” can’t do anything other than thread into the casing?? Hence, they’re called “screws”?? Were I able to ease that away from the casing I could very probably get a better view on things by eye or by endoscope.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=xmsonormal>Thanks for your patience, Simon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/drtommitch@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/drtommitch@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>