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Speaking of the BJ8 plastic one, is there a washer of some sort that goes u=
nder the plastic piece I think I saw one in a diagram somewhere.tom
----- Original Message -----
From: simon lachlan <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com>
To: gradea1@charter.net, 'Harold Manifold' <manifold@telus.net>
Cc: 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:30:36 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fwd: Healey Shift Stick
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-->I=E2=80=99ve got a MkII BT7 so was a bit surprised to find the plastic i=
nsert. Or is it nylon? AHSpares showed the brass one which I then assumed w=
as an improved version. Somehow I avoided that particular pitfall, having f=
ound enough with my clutch. I did however =E2=80=93 quite inexplicably - f=
ind the correct one in one of my =E2=80=9Cboxes of bits=E2=80=9D. The answ=
er to the apparent conundrum? My gearbox is gold in colour which leads me t=
o believe it=E2=80=99s a BMC =E2=80=9CGold Seal=E2=80=9D replacement. I=E2=
=80=99d thought they only did engines. However, they seem to have done at l=
east one gearbox. I=E2=80=99ve not had to delve far enough into the gearbox=
to determine if it=E2=80=99s primarily MkII or III. It has the roll pins r=
eferred to today. Not the bolts. God, getting that circlip and washer in on=
top of that spring was a game and a half!Simon From: Healeys <healeys-boun=
ces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Henry G Leach via Healeys
Sent: 19 October 2021 03:14
To: 'Harold Manifold' <manifold@telus.net>
Cc: 'healeys@autox.team.net' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fwd: Healey Shift Stick A small, but important point=
. Be sure to use the correct item #116-the bushing for the shifter. The ea=
rlier cars used a brass bush, and the BJs used a plastic one. They are not =
interchangeable. Hank-----------------------------------------From: "Harold=
Manifold via Healeys"=20
To: "Bob Spidell", "Healeys", "rfbegani@gmail.com"
Cc:=20
Sent: Monday October 18 2021 4:00:56PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fwd: Healey Shift StickBob x 2, The gear shift is no=
t held in place by bolts it is held in place with two roll pins on each sid=
e. The roll pins I have measure 0.1755=E2=80=9D diameter x 0.59=E2=80=9D lo=
ng. The pins are removed by driving them into the round part of the gear sh=
ift lever. BMC part number is AEA558, item #118 on the attached. I just hap=
pened to remove a gear shift a couple of days ago. Harold From: Bob Spidell
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 2:17 PM
To: Healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: Healey Shift Stick Forwarding to The List on behal=
f of Bob Begani:
ps. Bob, check your email client for 'unread messages' or similar, List ema=
ils are arriving to me out of sequence.
-------- Forwarded Message --------Subject:Healey Shift StickDate:Mon, 18 O=
ct 2021 17:05:36 -0400From:Bob Begani <rfbegani@gmail.com>To:Bob Spidell <b=
spidell@comcast.net> It seems I am not able to send to the Healey Group so=
I am writing to you directly because you just wrote to Tom regarding trans=
shift problems. Thanks for your help, Bob Begani From:rfbegani@gmail.com =
<rfbegani@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2021 10:01 AM
To:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
Subject: FW: BJ8 4 speed transmission center shifter Listeners: I wrote the=
letter below to the Group with no response, so maybe it went astray. Mean=
while, I researched the archives for information and found the following: t=
he thing happened to me w/ my center shift BT7 MK2, except I was stuck inre=
verse. Very inconvenient Shift lever just flopped around, and would note=
ngage anything.The small bottom "ball" of the shift lever had come out of i=
ts socket in theremote shift rod that goes into the top of the transmission=
. you have a Moss catalog, look at page 84, item #31. It is N/A, but youca=
n make one. Pull off the console and the cover of the transmission. Ifmy p=
roblem is the same as yours, one of the small "tits" on the end of thebolt =
that goes into the side of the shift tower has broken off which allowsthe s=
hift lever to go past its normal range and disengage from its socket.This "=
tit" fits into a slot in the side of the big ball on the shift lever,contro=
lling its side-to-side motion. If the lever goes too far to one sideof the=
other, it comes out of the socket and flops around.Get a long bolt w/ the =
same threads as the broken one, check the overalllength, turn the end down =
so it will fit into the slot, and you are done. So, I followed those instru=
ctions and found the tits were worn and no longer fitting into the groove i=
n the ball. My friend the machinist was going to make new bolts, when we de=
cided to remove the thick lock washers and screwed bolts into the groove of=
the ball. With a little adjustment of the length of the bolt into the gro=
ve, we got the shifter to go through all the gears. My question to the Gro=
up, is this the finished product? Or should we make new longer bolts. Does=
and one know the length, and so on? As I looked on the Moss catalog, I not=
iced that there should have been a bushing at the bottom of the of the shif=
t stick. The into socket the shift stick rides is not too worn, so I am h=
oping that a new bush and circle clip, bearing grease assembly and so on wi=
ll get me back on the road. Let me know if you have any suggestions, Regar=
ds, Bob BeganiBJ8 late model From:rfbegani@gmail.com <rfbegani@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2021 11:48 AM
To:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
Subject: BJ8 4 speed transmission center shifter I backed the Healey out of=
the garage into the street, shifted into first to straight out, into neutr=
al and moved the shifter to the left and noticed it when all the way left a=
nd that it is loose. The trans is locked in reverse. When the engine is o=
ff the shifter is sloppy. So, before I remove the shift stick from the tra=
ns, What should I do? Bob Begani 67 BJ8=20
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<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font=
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the BJ8 plastic one, is there a washer of some sort that goes under the pl=
astic piece I think I saw one in a diagram somewhere.</div><div><br d=
ata-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>tom</div><div><br></div><div>----- Original =
Message -----<br>From: simon lachlan <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com&=
gt;<br>To: gradea1@charter.net, 'Harold Manifold' <manifold@telus.net>=
;<br>Cc: 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net><br>Sent: Tue, 19 Oct 2021=
04:30:36 -0400 (EDT)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fwd: Healey Shift Stick<br>=
</div><div><br></div><style><!--<br><div><br></div>@font-face<br>=09{font-f=
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br>=09{page:WordSection1;}<br>--></style><div class=3D"WordSection1"><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-styl=
e=3D"mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I=E2=80=99ve got a MkII BT7 so was a bit=
surprised to find the plastic insert. Or is it nylon? AHSpares showed the =
brass one which I then assumed was an improved version. Somehow I avoided t=
hat particular pitfall, having found enough with my clutch. I did however =
=E2=80=93 quite inexplicably - find the correct one in one of my =E2=
=80=9Cboxes of bits=E2=80=9D. </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-fareast-language: E=
N-US;"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-l=
anguage: EN-US;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The answer=
to the apparent conundrum? My gearbox is gold in colour which leads me to =
believe it=E2=80=99s a BMC =E2=80=9CGold Seal=E2=80=9D replacement. I=E2=80=
=99d thought they only did engines. However, they seem to have done at leas=
t one gearbox. I=E2=80=99ve not had to delve far enough into the gearbox to=
determine if it=E2=80=99s primarily MkII or III. It has the roll pins refe=
rred to today. Not the bolts. God, getting that circlip and washer in on to=
p of that spring was a game and a half!</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><s=
pan style=3D"mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-fareast-la=
nguage: EN-US;">Simon</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-f=
areast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">&n=
bsp;</span></p><div><div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1=
.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style=3D"border: none; border-t=
op: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US"> Healeys <=
;healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Henry G Leach via H=
ealeys<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 October 2021 03:14<br><b>To:</b> 'Harold Manifold=
' <manifold@telus.net><br><b>Cc:</b> 'healeys@autox.team.net' <hea=
leys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Fwd: Healey Shift =
Stick</span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style=3D"margin-bottom: =
12.0pt;">A small, but important point. Be sure to use the correct ite=
m #116-the bushing for the shifter. The earlier cars used a brass bush, and=
the BJs used a plastic one. They are not interchangeable. Hank</p><p>-----=
------------------------------------</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mar=
gin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style=3D"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">From: "Harol=
d Manifold via Healeys" <br>To: "Bob Spidell", "Healeys", "<a href=3D"mailt=
o:rfbegani@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gm=
ail.com">rfbegani@gmail.com</a>"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Monday October 18 2021 4:=
00:56PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fwd: Healey Shift Stick</p><div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: au=
to;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: aut=
o;">Bob x 2,</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; m=
so-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; ms=
o-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-m=
argin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-ma=
rgin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">The gear shift is not hel=
d in place by bolts it is held in place with two roll pins on each side. Th=
e roll pins I have measure 0.1755=E2=80=9D diameter x 0.59=E2=80=9D long. T=
he pins are removed by driving them into the round part of the gear shift l=
ever. BMC part number is AEA558, item #118 on the attached. I just happened=
to remove a gear shift a couple of days ago.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" sty=
le=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-styl=
e=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> </p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt=
: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:=
auto;">Harold</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto;=
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> </p><div style=3D"border: none; border-=
top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style=3D"bo=
rder: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-=
alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt: auto;"><b>From:</b> Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 18, 202=
1 2:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> Healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Fwd: Healey Sh=
ift Stick</p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto=
; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto;=
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"ms=
o-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso=
-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> </p><div><p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: a=
uto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: au=
to;">Forwarding to The List on behalf of Bob Begani:<br></p><div><br></div>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom=
-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-=
alt: auto;">ps. Bob, check your email client for 'unread messages' or simil=
ar, List emails are arriving to me out of sequence.<br></p><div><br></div><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-=
alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt: auto;"><br>-------- Forwarded Message --------</p><table class=3D"MsoNo=
rmalTable mce-item-table" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0">=
<tbody><tr><td nowrap=3D"nowrap" valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0=
cm 0cm;" data-mce-style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
" align=3D"right" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:=
auto; text-align: right;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-=
margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><b>Subject:</b></p></td><td st=
yle=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0c=
m;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bo=
ttom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bot=
tom-alt: auto;">Healey Shift Stick</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap=3D"nowrap" v=
align=3D"top" style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style=3D"padding=
: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"right" style=3D"mso-mar=
gin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: right;" data-mc=
e-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-alig=
n: right;"><b>Date:</b></p></td><td style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;" dat=
a-mce-style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"m=
so-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"ms=
o-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:0=
5:36 -0400</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap=3D"nowrap" valign=3D"top" style=3D"p=
adding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"right" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-m=
argin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: right;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-to=
p-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><b>From:</b><=
/p></td><td style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style=3D"padding: =
0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto;=
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">Bob Begani <<a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gma=
il.com" target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com";>rfbeg=
ani@gmail.com</a>></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap=3D"nowrap" valign=3D"top"=
style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm=
0cm;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"right" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: =
auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: right;" data-mce-style=3D"ms=
o-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: right;"><b=
>To:</b></p></td><td style=3D"padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style=3D"=
padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-a=
lt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-al=
t: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">Bob Spidell <<a href=3D"mailto:bs=
pidell@comcast.net" target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comc=
ast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" d=
ata-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"> </=
p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin=
-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-=
bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',s=
ans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-=
serif;"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt=
: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:=
auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; font=
-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif;">It seems I am not able to send to the Healey Grou=
p so I am writing to you directly because you just wrote to Tom regarding t=
rans shift problems. </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-ma=
rgin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-mar=
gin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: =
18.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 18.0=
pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mc=
e-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=
=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Thanks for your he=
lp,</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso=
-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-=
margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'A=
rial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Arial=
',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-=
top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-t=
op-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 18.0p=
t; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; f=
ont-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Bob Begani</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce=
-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=
=3D"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-=
alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt: auto;"><b>From:</b><span style=3D"color: #0563c1;" data-mce-style=3D"co=
lor: #0563c1;"><a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" data=
-mce-href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com";>rfbegani@gmail.com</a></span> <<=
span style=3D"color: #0563c1;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #0563c1;"><a href=
=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:rf=
begani@gmail.com">rfbegani@gmail.com</a></span>><br><b>Sent:</b> Saturda=
y, October 16, 2021 10:01 AM<br><b>To:</b><span style=3D"color: #0563c1;" d=
ata-mce-style=3D"color: #0563c1;"><a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.t=
eam.net" target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.te=
am.net">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a></span><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: BJ=
8 4 speed transmission center shifter</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"ms=
o-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso=
-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> </p><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"=
data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">=
<span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mc=
e-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Listeners:<=
/span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mar=
gin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-marg=
in-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial=
',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sa=
ns-serif;"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-=
alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-a=
lt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; f=
ont-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-=
family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">I wrote the letter below to the Group with no =
response, so maybe it went astray. Meanwhile, I researched the archiv=
es for information and found the following:</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce=
-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=
=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-=
alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-seri=
f;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">=
the thing happened to me w/ my center shift BT7 MK2, except I was stuck in<=
/span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mar=
gin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-marg=
in-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial=
',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sa=
ns-serif;">reverse. Very inconvenient Shift lever just fl=
opped around, and would not</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-m=
argin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-ma=
rgin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size:=
20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.=
0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">engage anything.</span></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: au=
to;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: aut=
o;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" dat=
a-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">The sma=
ll bottom "ball" of the shift lever had come out of its socket in the</span=
></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-b=
ottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bo=
ttom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',san=
s-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-se=
rif;">remote shift rod that goes into the top of the transmission.</span></=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bott=
om-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-botto=
m-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-s=
erif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif=
;"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: aut=
o; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto=
; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-fami=
ly: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">you have a Moss catalog, look at page 84, item #31.&nb=
sp; It is N/A, but you</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin=
-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-=
top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0=
pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; =
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">can make one. Pull off the console =
and the cover of the transmission. If</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" styl=
e=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=
=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font=
-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">my problem is the same as =
yours, one of the small "tits" on the end of the</span></p><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" dat=
a-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-st=
yle=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">bolt that goes =
into the side of the shift tower has broken off which allows</span></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt=
: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:=
auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"=
data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">the=
shift lever to go past its normal range and disengage from its socket.</sp=
an></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin=
-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-=
bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',s=
ans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-=
serif;">This "tit" fits into a slot in the side of the big ball on the shif=
t lever,</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto=
; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto;=
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-famil=
y: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif;">controlling its side-to-side motion. If the lever=
goes too far to one side</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-mar=
gin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-marg=
in-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 2=
0.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0p=
t; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">of the other, it comes out of the sock=
et and flops around.</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-t=
op-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-to=
p-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt=
; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; fo=
nt-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Get a long bolt w/ the same threads as the =
broken one, check the overall</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso=
-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-=
margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 2=
0.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">length, turn the end down so it wi=
ll fit into the slot, and you are done.</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" st=
yle=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-sty=
le=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"=
font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:=
auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: =
auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" =
data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">So, =
I followed those instructions and found the tits were worn and no longer fi=
tting into the groove in the ball. My friend the machinist was going to mak=
e new bolts, when we decided to remove the thick lock washers and screwed b=
olts into the groove of the ball. With a little adjustment of the len=
gth of the bolt into the grove, we got the shifter to go through all the ge=
ars. My question to the Group, is this the finished product? Or=
should we make new longer bolts. Does and one know the length, and so on?<=
/span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-mar=
gin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-marg=
in-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial=
',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sa=
ns-serif;"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-=
alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-a=
lt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; f=
ont-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-=
family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">As I looked on the Moss catalog, I noticed tha=
t there should have been a bushing at the bottom of the of the shift stick.=
The into socket the shift stick rides is not too worn, so I am=
hoping that a new bush and circle clip, bearing grease assembly and so on =
will get me back on the road. </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=
=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=
=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font=
-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: au=
to;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: aut=
o;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" dat=
a-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Let me =
know if you have any suggestions,</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D=
"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"=
mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font=
-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-siz=
e: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" =
data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce=
-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Regards,</sp=
an></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin=
-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-=
bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',s=
ans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-=
serif;"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt=
: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:=
auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font=
-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Bob Begani</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=
=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=
=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font=
-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">BJ8 late model</span></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-=
alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-seri=
f;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">=
</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; m=
so-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b>From:</b><span style=3D"color: #0563c1;" da=
ta-mce-style=3D"color: #0563c1;"><a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com"; targ=
et=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com";>rfbegani@gmail.co=
m</a></span> <<span style=3D"color: #0563c1;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #=
0563c1;"><a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" data-mce-h=
ref=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com";>rfbegani@gmail.com</a></span>><br><b>S=
ent:</b> Thursday, October 14, 2021 11:48 AM<br><b>To:</b><span style=3D"co=
lor: #0563c1;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #0563c1;"><a href=3D"mailto:healeys=
-bounces@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:healeys-=
bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a></span><br><b>Sub=
ject:</b> BJ8 4 speed transmission center shifter</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-=
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> </p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom=
-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-=
alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-ser=
if;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"=
>I backed the Healey out of the garage into the street, shifted into first =
to straight out, into neutral and moved the shifter to the left and noticed=
it when all the way left and that it is loose. The trans is locked i=
n reverse. When the engine is off the shifter is sloppy. So, be=
fore I remove the shift stick from the trans, What should I do?</span=
></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-b=
ottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bo=
ttom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',san=
s-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-se=
rif;"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: =
auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: a=
uto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-f=
amily: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-famil=
y: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"ms=
o-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso=
-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: =
20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Bob Begani </span></p></div>=
</div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-=
bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-b=
ottom-alt: auto;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sa=
ns-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-s=
erif;">67 BJ8</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:=
auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt: =
auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> </p></div></div><div><br></div></=
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