Re: [Healeys] Overdrive issues.

[Michael Oritt via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>]

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I'll second what John says. I put a BJ8 clutch in my 100 and it is lighter
and easier to engage than the spring clutch.

On Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 5:55 PM John and Kerry Rowe <jtkarowe@gmail.com> wrote=
:

> Simon, when doing the clutch replace everything with the BJ8 kit. This is
> a huge improvement over the earlier ones.  You will have to get the
> flywheel re-drilled for the pressure plate but this could be done when
> having it re-surfaced     John Rowe, Qld Australia
>
> On Tue, 7 Sep 2021 at 4:20 am, Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> To, hopefully, bring you up to date and hopefully put this thing to bed=
=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6
>>
>> I took the overdrive up to OD Spares and explained what was going on.
>> They stripped it down and discovered:-
>>
>>         The pump plunger wouldn=E2=80=99t go all the way up because the =
casing
>> was =E2=80=9Cb*gg***d. At some stage it had been scored and then repaire=
d with
>> something like JB Weld.
>>
>> Plastic Padding or Plastic Metal are our equivalents. I suspect OD Spare=
s
>> had done it when they rebuilt the servo back in +/- =E2=80=9904. They se=
emed very
>> knowledgeable about the stuff, saying it =E2=80=9Ctakes 24 hours to go o=
ff=E2=80=9D.
>> Plastic Metal goes off as soon as you turn your back on it. Anyhow, they
>> put in a brand new front casing and a new clutch. Tested, the OD ran at
>> 500psi++.
>>
>> While they were doing that, 08:30 to 12:30, I was able to go to AH Spare=
s
>> and get a clutch kit and various other bits. First time there. Bit
>> surprised by the member of staff who said =E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99re not mec=
hanics. We just
>> sell this stuff=E2=80=9D. So, the clutch will be the next discussion=E2=
=80=A6..
>>
>> Simon
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<div dir=3D"auto">I&#39;ll second what John says. I put a BJ8 clutch in my =
100 and it is lighter and easier to engage than the spring clutch.=C2=A0</d=
iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On =
Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 5:55 PM John and Kerry Rowe &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jtkarow=
e@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">jtkarowe@gmail.com</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Simon, w=
hen doing the clutch replace everything with the BJ8 kit. This is a huge im=
provement over the earlier ones.=C2=A0 You will have to get the flywheel re=
-drilled for the pressure plate but this could be done when having it re-su=
rfaced =C2=A0 =C2=A0 John Rowe, Qld Australia=C2=A0</div><div><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, 7 Sep 2021 =
at 4:20 am, Simon Lachlan via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.t=
eam.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team=
.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN=
-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">To, hop=
efully, bring you up to date and hopefully put this thing to bed=E2=80=A6=
=E2=80=A6<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I took the overdrive up t=
o OD Spares and explained what was going on. They stripped it down and disc=
overed:-<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:18.0p=
t">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The pump plunger wouldn=E2=80=
=99t go all the way up because the casing was =E2=80=9Cb*gg***d. At some st=
age it had been scored and then repaired with something like JB Weld.<u></u=
><u></u></p><p>Plastic Padding or Plastic Metal are our equivalents. I susp=
ect OD Spares had done it when they rebuilt the servo back in +/- =E2=80=99=
04. They seemed very knowledgeable about the stuff, saying it =E2=80=9Ctake=
s 24 hours to go off=E2=80=9D. Plastic Metal goes off as soon as you turn y=
our back on it. Anyhow, they put in a brand new front casing and a new clut=
ch. Tested, the OD ran at 500psi++.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
>While they were doing that, 08:30 to 12:30, I was able to go to AH Spares =
and get a clutch kit and various other bits. First time there. Bit surprise=
d by the member of staff who said =E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99re not mechanics. We =
just sell this stuff=E2=80=9D. So, the clutch will be the next discussion=
=E2=80=A6..<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Simon<u></u><u></u></p>=
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