G'day Scott
I am really sorely tempted but I won't, after all there are some out
there with sensitive proclivities.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
1947 Healey Duncan Saloon (In pieces, so don't know if the balls have
dropped or not)
1954 Austin-Healey 100 BN3/1 (with shiny and clean balls)
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From: healeys-bounces+patrick.quinn=det.nsw.edu.au@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+patrick.quinn=det.nsw.edu.au@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of scott willis
Sent: Thursday, 27 September 2007 11:22 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net; swillis@insighbb.com
Subject: [Healeys] Just dirty balls!
OK sorry about that. I could not resist. So my BN7 side shift tranny
locked up
way back in May or early June. I have been scratching my head and
dreading the
thought of shipping this thing off for a full rebuild since it was
really
working well until it locked. It did and still does make rhythmic noise
in
first and reverse but it shifted well and stayed in gear.
I took the side cover off the first time and everything appeared in good
order
so I worked the linkage, put the cover back on and put $45 worth of
Redline
in. I got ready for a test drive and BAM! Stuck again. hmmm
It sat for quite awhile. I finally took the cover off again knowing it
was
just something with the linkage. Day after day of pondering I spoke with
the
guy I bought my E from and he said pull the balls for the selector shaft
out
and make sure they are not broken. Everything was fine on the side case
balls
but when I tried the magnet to fish them out of the top interlock ball
hole my
magnet was covered in a lot gritty grime. I flushed the gunk out of the
hole
with spray lube and I noticed the shafts had more range of motion and
the
shift pattern was smooth and correct. Just dirty balls!
I just got back from my first 1 hr spirited drive for the summer. More
to
come. Thanks for all the help months ago.
See ya on the road.
Scott Willis
Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA
59 MGA
66 E-Type FHC
http://www.geocities.com/bgeuroclassics/BG_Euro.html
BG Euro Classics Car Club President
Bowling Green, KY
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