Fellow Healeyoids,
OK, I removed the gearbox with a little help from my wife last night and a
lot of Samuel Adams Imperial White Ale (10.3% Belgian Ale). It appears that
the input bearing is really worn. At the end of the 1st motion shaft it has
about a < inch of play. That is about 1/8 side to side. That seems like a
lot. Unless this is minimized by the bushing in the flywheel. I think that
I need a 1st motion shaft bearing. I will order one from Moss tomorrow.
Along with the caged bearings for the 1st motion shaft. It is a BJ8
gearbox, so it takes the caged bearings. I hate to go through the entire
gearbox when it was just gone through but this seems like the problem.
Maybe the side to side motion of the 1st motion shaft was the clunking and
reason why the car would not go into drive. Maybe more than one gear was
being engaged at a time with the wobbling of this shaft. Does this seem
plausible? Does this answer the problem as to why my car would go in
reverse, always, forward sometimes and give a loud randomized clunking while
idling in neutral? I will likely build up my extra BJ7 gearbox as well.
Thanks!
Randy
Healey Archaeologist
63 BJ7
60 BT7
66 Cobra replica
06 Mini Cooper S
_______________________________________________
Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
Healeys@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys
http://www.team.net/archive
|