Fellow Healeyoids,
Ok, I jacked the Healey up today. All four wheels spun easily. No problem
with brakes binding. I started the car while jacked up and there was still
loud clunking, without the car even being in gear. Even worse than before.
I removed the gearbox cover. It looks fine in there, no bits of metal,
everything appears tight. It is difficult to tell if anything is wrong with
a simple obstructed visual inspection through the cover. Now I figure that
it has to be the clutch. I think that the clutch was not installed properly
or some of the bolts loosened. It is loud, deep and substantial clunking
and random in occurrence. Now I worry that the clutch damaged the end of
the crank. However, the clutch pedal seems fine. I have loosened the
gearbox bolts and it is ready to pull. Now, I wonder if it could be a rod
in the engine, but that doesn't make much sense. Little does my wife know
if but she is going to help me yank the gearbox out tomorrow. I have been
lifting weights all winter so I should be ok but I worry about my wife. I
did take her out to a real expensive dinner on Friday so I can tell her that
she owes me. hahaha
Randy
Healey Archaeologist
63 BJ7
60 BT7
66 Cobra replica
06 Mini Cooper S
Fellow Healeyoids,
I went on my second drive in my 63 BJ7 after a 26 year hiatus yesterday.
After the problems of the first drive two weeks ago I installed new disks to
the front, removed a 1 = inch spaced block on the left front suspension
(that I forgot about), and installed a two new rear splines. Thus, I
thought I fixed the clunking problem as well as the brakes grabbing.
Well, I never got a chance to feel the brakes grab as the Healey froze with
engine running at the end of my alley. It would not move in first but would
drive in reverse. I backed all the way back down the alley to my garage.
Then the car would shift fine into first or second but would not move.
Then, I got out and rocked the car, put it into reverse, drove back then got
it to go into first and was able to pull forward. I went forward and back 6
times fine, then it locked up again and would not go forward. I heard a
loud clunking from the driveshaft area. Today I plan on putting the car on
jack stands and starting the car and going through all of the gears. I have
done this in the past and had no problem.
Question:
1) My gearbox and overdrive are out of a BJ8 and are rebuilt, and I
suspect these are the culprits.
2) I never rebuilt the rear end, could the spider gears be bad or
something more serious with the differential? I have two spare diffs.
3) I have my original BJ7 gearbox on my workbench and I have everything
to rebuild it. I will likely start that process soon, but I hate to swap
out gearboxes without knowing for sure. Also, time is not on my side as I
will be working and traveling on the road very soon.
Thanks!
Randy
Healey Archaeologist
63 BJ7
60 BT7
66 Cobra replica
06 Mini Cooper S
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