Thanks, Rich! No, I don't follow completely.
I can detach the angle drive and so far, I'm not doing the BP thing. ( aka
oil spill )
However, the seal that will prevent the minute oil seepage is internal and to
get to that, I will have to drain the oil.
So, using the Moss diagram ...
http://mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=28883#top
#180 is the angledrive and then it shows a circlip
#165 and #166 are a bearing assembly and pinion
I assume that those are the ones that need to be removed?
But, I don't see mention of a seal?Nor do I see the 'spacer' that everyone
speaks of, unless the circlip is a spacer. Somehow I doubt that.
Robert
> From: richchrysler@quickclic.net
>
> Robert,
>
> The angle drive will unscrew from the brass drive sleeve without losing oil
> from the gearbox. However, the reason the oil is sitting there in the
> vicinity is because the little oil seal within the brass drive housing is
> probably shot. This will require removal to get the sleeved drive housing
> unscrewed to replace the inner seal, and removal of that from the o/d
> housing will allow gearbox / overdrive oil to come out. Therefore to fix the
> problem properly, the gearbox and overdrive will need to be drained to be
> able to remove the speedo drive brass sleeved housing so it in turn can be
> to be dismantled and the oil seal to be replaced.
> Follow?????
>
> Rich
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: <robertduquette@sympatico.ca>
>
> > I'm sure this will seem like a stupid question, as I figure I'm the only
> > one
> > who doesn't know the answer, but ...
> > If one were to remove the angle drive from their BN1 gearbox, would that
> > person then find out, in a somewhat rude fashion, if they had oil in
their
> > gearbox?
> > Or, in other words, are you supposed to drain the gearbox first?
> > I feel somewhat foolish asking, but I'll feel a lot more foolish finding
> > out
> > the hard way. This is my first time with a car that has an "angle drive"
> > or
> > overdrive. I did check the archives. Lots of mention of removing them;
> > no
> > mention of draining first. I checked the Service Manual and it is only
> > mentioned as part of a complete service, near as I can find.
> > I would normally assume, from the angle drive's location, that the
gearbox
> > should be drained, but I seem to have gleaned from discussions here that
> > angle
> > drive lubrication is required, so that leads me to assume that the oil
> > isn't
> > shared. On the other hand, there was a tiny bit of what looked like
dirty
> > engine oil on the lower end of the angle drive and the interior floor.
> > ( But,
> > it was thickened up with dust, so it's hard to tell. )
> > Thanks!
> > Robert Duquette
> > Ottawa ON Canada
> > 1965 RHD BRG Austin-Healey Sprite ( project )
> > 1967 RHD MG Midget ( aka: Miss Marple )
> > 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 ( aka: Carmen)
> > http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette/temp/2009FallTour.jpg
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