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Hi Simon-hope your blood pressure has come down. Yea, parts are parts,=
=0Abut the correct ones are most important. Additionally, anyone mucking=
=0Awith the OD, that doesn't know what they are doing, is trouble. Glad=
=0Ayou are up and running-such a fine Healey it is. Enjoy your manual=0A=
shifts! Hank=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------From: "Sim=
on Lachlan via=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "Healeys"=0ACc: =0ASent: Monday Novembe=
r 29 2021 4:33:48AM=0ASubject: [Healeys] Update on clutch woes=0A=0A=09I=
received a lot of help and advice with regard to the clutch problem=0Ao=
n my MkII BT7 for which, again, many thanks. =0A=0A=09Here=E2=80=99s whe=
re we are:- =0A=0A=091) I replaced both master and slave cylinders and e=
ven converted the=0Aformer to having an adjustable push rod which, merci=
fully, I did not=0Ahave to use. No change. =0A=0A=092) I bled the system=
more times than I=E2=80=99ve hot dinners, as they say.=0ANo change. =0A=
=0A=093) I had the gearbox out and back 3 - or was it 4? =E2=80=93 times=
.=0ACentring that thing to a nanomillimetere if there is such a thing. N=
o=0Achange except to blood pressure. =0A=0A=094) I had fairly fruitless=
discussions with the supplier who assured=0Ame that =E2=80=9CNothing li=
ke this has happened before=E2=80=9D. No comment will=0Abe issued at thi=
s juncture as the lawyers say. =0A=0A=095) I gave up on the new kit and=
decided that the new clutch cover,=0Abeing 10+mm higher in the centre t=
han the old, was the likely culprit.=0A=0A=0A=09It was indeed the culpri=
t. Restoring the old cover cured the problem=0A100%. =0A=0A=096) I=E2=80=
=99d only swapped the clutch in the first place because I had to=0Aremov=
e the gearbox for an overdrive issue. On inspection the old=0Aclutch par=
ts looked pretty good and, while you=E2=80=99re in there=E2=80=A6.. =0A=
=0A=09However, new clutch feels better than the old which is good. =0A=
=0A=097) The supplier refunded me in full thus let me keep the plate and=
=0Abearing for free which was some compensation. =0A=0A=09Lightened flyw=
heel by 14.5% off. Gives a nice feel. Not a huge=0Adifference but more r=
esponsive. I=E2=80=99m pleased with it. =0A=0A=09The overdrive pressure=
issue was solved by an uprated accumulator and=0Aother related bits.=
=0A=0A=09You may recall that the pump would not go back in, despite my=
best=0Aefforts? I thought I must be doing something wrong but gave up i=
n the=0Aend and drove the OD and box up to OD Spares. Dave put in a new=
front=0Acasing as someone =E2=80=93 NOT me =E2=80=93 had used some =E2=
=80=9CPlastic Padding=E2=80=9D=0A(JB Weld?) in the area at the top of th=
e pump=E2=80=99s travel. I presume to=0Areline a scored bore. Anyhow, so=
mehow or other, that stuff prevented=0Amy getting the pump back up the l=
ast few mm. So, in effect, that half=0Aof the OD has been rebuilt. =0A=
=0A=09And it works! =0A=0A=09I=E2=80=99d not had the car on the road unt=
il yesterday as I=E2=80=99d been=0Awaiting for the return of my handbrak=
e from the platers. That=E2=80=99s back=0Ain and looks much better than=
before. I even managed to adjust the=0Ahandbrake cable as, miraculously=
, it was all greased and nothing was=0Ajammed on the threaded rod. =0A=
=0A=09What next? =0A=0A=09Simon =0A=0A=09
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<html><body>Hi Simon-hope your blood pressure has come down. Yea, parts=
are parts, but the correct ones are most important. Additionally,=
anyone mucking with the OD, that doesn't know what they are doing, is t=
rouble. Glad you are up and running-such a fine Healey it is. Enjoy your=
manual shifts! Hank<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></d=
iv><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Simon Lachlan=
via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "Healeys"<br>Cc: <br>Sent:=
Monday November 29 2021 4:33:48AM<br>Subject: [Healeys] Update on clutc=
h woes<br><br>=0A<div class=3D"WordSection1">=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=
received a lot of help and advice with=0Aregard to the clutch problem o=
n my MkII BT7 for which, again, many=0Athanks.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al">Here=E2=80=99s where we are:-</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">1) I repl=
aced both master and slave cylinders=0Aand even converted the former to=
having an adjustable push rod=0Awhich, mercifully, I did not have to us=
e. No change.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">2) I bled the system more tim=
es than I=E2=80=99ve hot=0Adinners, as they say. No change.</p>=0A<p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal">3) I had the gearbox out and back 3 - or was=0Ait 4?=
=E2=80=93 times. Centring that thing to a nanomillimetere if there is=
=0Asuch a thing. No change except to blood pressure.</p>=0A<p class=3D"M=
soNormal">4) I had fairly fruitless discussions with the=0Asupplier who=
assured me that =E2=80=9CNothing like this has happened=0Abefore=E2=80=
=9D. No comment will be issued at this juncture as the lawyers=0Asay.</p=
>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">5) I gave up on the new kit and decided that=
=0Athe new clutch cover, being 10+mm higher in the centre than the=0Aold=
, was the likely culprit.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">It was indeed the=
culprit. Restoring the old=0Acover cured the problem 100%.</p>=0A<p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal">6) I=E2=80=99d only swapped the clutch in the first=0Ap=
lace because I had to remove the gearbox for an overdrive issue.=0AOn in=
spection the old clutch parts looked pretty good and, while=0Ayou=E2=80=
=99re in there=E2=80=A6..</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">However, new clut=
ch feels better than the old=0Awhich is good.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l">7) The supplier refunded me in full thus let=0Ame keep the plate and=
bearing for free which was some=0Acompensation.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"> </p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Lightened flywheel by 14.5% of=
f. Gives a nice=0Afeel. Not a huge difference but more responsive. I=E2=
=80=99m pleased with=0Ait.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>=0A<p=
class=3D"MsoNormal">The overdrive pressure issue was solved by an=0Aupr=
ated accumulator and other related bits.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Yo=
u may recall that the pump would not go back=0Ain, despite my best effor=
ts? I thought I must be doing something=0Awrong but gave up in the end a=
nd drove the OD and box up to OD=0ASpares. Dave put in a new front casin=
g as someone =E2=80=93 NOT me =E2=80=93 had=0Aused some =E2=80=9CPlastic=
Padding=E2=80=9D (JB Weld?) in the area at the top of=0Athe pump=E2=80=
=99s travel. I presume to reline a scored bore. Anyhow,=0Asomehow or oth=
er, that stuff prevented my getting the pump back up=0Athe last few mm.=
So, in effect, that half of the OD has been=0Arebuilt.</p>=0A<p class=
=3D"MsoNormal">And it works!</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>=0A<=
p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99d not had the car on the road until=0Aye=
sterday as I=E2=80=99d been waiting for the return of my handbrake from=
=0Athe platers. That=E2=80=99s back in and looks much better than before=
. I=0Aeven managed to adjust the handbrake cable as, miraculously, it wa=
s=0Aall greased and nothing was jammed on the threaded rod.</p>=0A<p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">What next?</p>=0A<p=
class=3D"MsoNormal">Simon</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>=0A<p=
class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>=0A</div>=0A</healeys@autox.team.net></bo=
dy></html>
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