Subject: [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited

From: Simon Lachlan via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:03:26 +0100 boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002E_01DD2D88.02396160"

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I have been away and am back home and hoping to deal with the previously
discussed issue.

1)	The process is somewhat stalled as I discovered that the spring,
127, was broken. How, when, why...I don't know. I was not aware of it being
broken.
		Anyhow, I've ordered another and won't proceed until it's
installed. Now, first question....could that spring being broken cause
something to misalign and cause the noise?? Personally, I doubt it and am
aware of the clutching at straws here.
2)	There is a convenient little hole near/under the slave cylinder. I
was able to stick my endoscope in there and see a (very) little of what is
going on. Second question....if one of the spring clips that locate the
release bearing was not properly located, could the bearing operate at all??
Surely, it's both on and all's well or failure if one comes off??? Hard to
tell, but the innermost clip may not have been on correctly. But, again, it
would either be 100% on or 100% off in which case it would be lying on the
bottom of the housing???
		 
3)	The plate, above and item 14 in the diagram. Can I remove it happy
in the knowledge that I'll be able to put it back on easily and without
losing some vital little bit?? I seem to recall that the so-called
"screws-retaining plate" can't do anything other than thread into the
casing?? Hence, they're called "screws"?? Were I able to ease that away from
the casing I could very probably get a better view on things by eye or by
endoscope. 
		Thanks for your patience, Simon

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From: Hank Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:27:13 +0000 am6T/C4xO1O6EmcymUnj0yUMIEJMnnr20eLhKjB8HcUMEqoUgvcpgJzibYc47RDno7FXdilhSoAKLB8ALmQH8a4uNvgqlw9tEdLCGridfNGCOe9sVZCyDzkA 0tczY+s2rZv0pZdtOD5OPCkB39cBGwnJOlFabI5SHwNWYzV+kGmbQ6SeQXsp7PR3sKiMgJrWoiH+p9RTW8T6LA==

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<div>Careful here-there is a change point in the center shifts that went =
from a brass bushing (GBC104) to a plastic bushing (22B191) (for quietness?=
). I know of one instance wher the car would not shift properly with the =
wrong bushing.&nbsp; I will have to look up that change point if its noted =
anywhere in the records. AH Spares says that the brass bush is for the BT7 =
but does not give any change point. Hank<br>-------------------- =
<br><br>From: "Michael Salter" &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>To: =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;, "'Tom Mitchell'" =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>Cc: &lt;[email-masked]&gt; =
<br>Sent: August 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM PDT <br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Noise =
on engaging the clutch revisited </div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, =
Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Actually you should have a =
"split" nylon bush on the ball at the bottom of the gear lever. They also =
can be challenging to reinstall.&nbsp;</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: =
Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">&nbsp;</div>
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<div =
id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg"><strong>From:</strong> [email-masked].=
com &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><strong>Sent:</strong> =
Sunday, 16 August 2026 10:09:19<br><strong>To:</strong> 'Tom Mitchell' =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;; 'Michael Salter' &lt;michael.salter@gmail.=
com&gt;<br><strong>Cc:</strong> [email-masked] &lt;healeys@autox.=
team.net&gt;<br><strong>Subject:</strong> RE: [Healeys] Noise on engaging =
the clutch revisited
<div>&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<div style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word;">
<div class=3D"x_WordSection1">
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">Thank=
s for this. Stupid of me not to remind you all that my car is a MkII BT7 =
centre shift. I&rsquo;m pretty certain that I don&rsquo;t have nylon =
bushing.</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">Simon</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&n=
bsp;</p>
<div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; =
padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm; font-size: pt;">
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal"><stro=
ng><span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">From:</span></strong>=
<span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> Tom Mitchell =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br><strong>Sent:</strong> 16 August 2026 =
15:06<br><strong>To:</strong> Michael Salter &lt;michael.salter@gmail.=
com&gt;<br><strong>Cc:</strong> [email-masked]; =
[email-masked]<br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Healeys] Noise on =
engaging the clutch revisited</span></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&n=
bsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">I would also strongly suggest that you =
examine and replace the nylon/plastic bushing at the bottom of the shift =
lever.</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">My =
transmission was not shifting into 1st and 2nd gear was difficult.=
&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">In hindsight there was also some =
scraping metal noises.</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">I of course needlessly pulled my transmission =
before I found out the bushing was gone and the spring was shifted (most =
likely by me trying to force it into gear as I was 30 miles from home.</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">Since it was out I replaced all the normal =
consumable parts.</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">It was a expensive lesson =
<span style=3D"font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif;"> =
=F0=9F=98=B3</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">Tom Mitchell&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">An=
n Arbor Mi.</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">65 BJ8</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">On Sun, Aug 16=
, 2026 at 9:47<span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">=E2=80=AF</s=
pan>AM Michael Salter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:michael.salter@gmail.=
com">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</p>
<blockquote =
style=3D"border: none; border-left: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 0cm =
0cm 6.0pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0cm;">
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #212121;">Yes Simon you can =
remove that plate and the rubber boot to get a better view of the release =
bearing and fork without risk of anything falling off.</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #212121;">If you remove the =
slave cylinder its all a lot easier.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #212121;">Good luck =
installing the replacement conical spring on the shift lever, it's not easy=
.&nbsp;</span></p>
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y-separator-line">
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
</div>
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<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #212121;">&nbsp;</span></p>
</div>
<div class=3D"x_MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align: center;" =
align=3D"center"><hr align=3D"center" width=3D"98%"></div>
<div id=3D"x_m_-3685818747709958713divRplyFwdMsg">
<p =
class=3D"x_MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; =
font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></strong><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: =
black;"> Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
on behalf of Simon Lachlan via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.=
team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">[email-masked].=
net</a>&gt;<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, 16 August 2026 =
09:03:26<br><strong>To:</strong> <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">[email-masked]</a> &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"noopener">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><strong>Subject:</strong=
> [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
</div>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">I have =
been away and am back home and hoping to deal with the previously discussed=
 issue.</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal"><i=
mg id=3D"x_Picture_x0020_2" style=3D"width: 8.4in; height: 3.7333in;" =
src=3D"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAYABgAAD/2wBDAAMCAgMCAgMDA=
hRRRQB//2Q=3D=3D" width=3D"806" height=3D"358" border=3D"0"></p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<ol>
<li class=3D"x_MsoNormal">The =
process is somewhat stalled as I discovered that the spring, 127, was =
broken. How, when, why&hellip;I don&rsquo;t know. I was not aware of it =
being broken.</li>
</ol>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">Anyhow, I&rsquo;ve =
ordered another and won&rsquo;t proceed until it&rsquo;s installed. Now, =
first question&hellip;.could that spring being broken cause something to =
misalign and cause the noise?? Personally, I doubt it and am aware of the =
clutching at straws here.</p>
<ol>
<li class=3D"x_MsoNormal">There is a =
convenient little hole near/under the slave cylinder. I was able to stick =
my endoscope in there and see a (very) little of what is going on. Second =
question&hellip;.if one of the spring clips that locate the release bearing=
 was not properly located, could the bearing operate at all?? Surely, =
it&rsquo;s both on and all&rsquo;s well or failure if one comes off??? Hard=
 to tell, but the innermost clip may not have been on correctly. But, again=
, it would either be 100% on or 100% off in which case it would be lying on=
 the bottom of the housing???</li>
</ol>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal"><img =
id=3D"x_Picture_x0020_1" style=3D"width: 6.4416in; height: 4.75in;" =
src=3D"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAYABgAAD/2wBDAAMCAgMCAgMDA=
6UUU/MbV9D//2Q=3D=3D" width=3D"618" height=3D"456" border=3D"0"></p>
<ol>
<li class=3D"x_MsoNormal">The plate, above and item 14 in the diagram. Can =
I remove it happy in the knowledge that I&rsquo;ll be able to put it back =
on easily and without losing some vital little bit?? I seem to recall that =
the so-called &ldquo;screws-retaining plate&rdquo; can&rsquo;t do anything =
other than thread into the casing?? Hence, they&rsquo;re called =
&ldquo;screws&rdquo;?? Were I able to ease that away from the casing I =
could very probably get a better view on things by eye or by endoscope.=
</li>
</ol>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">Thanks for your patience, Simon</p>
<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
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From: Hank Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
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<div>Simon states that his car has "no nylon bushing". If he has a BT7 then=
 he does not have a plastic bush- its a split&nbsp;<strong>brass</strong> =
item. It must be there-somewhere. The end of the gear lever (ball) is =
designed for either type bush depending on the trans series. Hopefully his =
GB has a bushing. Hank<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "Michael =
Salter" &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>To: &lt;gradea1@charter.=
net&gt;, &lt;[email-masked]&gt;, "'Tom Mitchell'" =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>Cc: &lt;[email-masked]&gt; =
<br>Sent: August 16, 2026 at 10:26 AM PDT <br>Subject: Re: Re: [Healeys] =
Noise on engaging the clutch revisited </div>
<div style=3D"font-family: =
Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The change point was =
at the introduction of the BJ8 gearbox Hank. Laygear 22B141 onward.</div>
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<div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg"><strong>From:</strong> Hank Leach =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, 16 August =
2026 12:27:13<br><strong>To:</strong> Michael Salter &lt;michael.=
[email-masked]&gt;; [email-masked] &lt;simon.=
[email-masked]&gt;; 'Tom Mitchell' &lt;drtommitch@gmail.=
com&gt;<br><strong>Cc:</strong> [email-masked] &lt;healeys@autox.=
team.net&gt;<br><strong>Subject:</strong> RE: Re: [Healeys] Noise on =
engaging the clutch revisited
<div>&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>Careful here-there is a change point in the center shifts that went =
from a brass bushing (GBC104) to a plastic bushing (22B191) (for quietness?=
). I know of one instance wher the car would not shift properly with the =
wrong bushing.&nbsp; I will have to look up that change point if its noted =
anywhere in the records. AH Spares says that the brass bush is for the BT7 =
but does not give any change point. Hank<br>-------------------- =
<br><br>From: "Michael Salter" &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>To: =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;, "'Tom Mitchell'" =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br>Cc: &lt;[email-masked]&gt; =
<br>Sent: August 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM PDT <br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Noise =
on engaging the clutch revisited</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Aptos,=
Aptos_MSFontService,-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33,33,33);">Actually you should have a "split" =
nylon bush on the ball at the bottom of the gear lever. They also can be =
challenging to reinstall.&nbsp;</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Aptos,=
Aptos_MSFontService,-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33,33,33);">&nbsp;</div>
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<div id=3D"x_divRplyFwdMsg"><strong>From:</strong> simon.lachlan@alexarevel=
.plus.com &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><strong>Sent:</stron=
g> Sunday, 16 August 2026 10:09:19<br><strong>To:</strong> 'Tom Mitchell' =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;; 'Michael Salter' &lt;michael.salter@gmail.=
com&gt;<br><strong>Cc:</strong> [email-masked] &lt;healeys@autox.=
team.net&gt;<br><strong>Subject:</strong> RE: [Healeys] Noise on engaging =
the clutch revisited
<div>&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<div style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word;">
<div class=3D"x_x_WordSection1">
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">T=
hanks for this. Stupid of me not to remind you all that my car is a MkII =
BT7 centre shift. I&rsquo;m pretty certain that I don&rsquo;t have nylon =
bushing.</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">Simon</p>
<p =
class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<div style=3D"border: none; border-top: =
solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm; font-size: pt;">
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri',=
sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'Calibri',=
sans-serif;"> Tom Mitchell &lt;[email-masked]&gt; =
<br><strong>Sent:</strong> 16 August 2026 15:06<br><strong>To:</strong> =
Michael Salter &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><strong>Cc:</strong> =
[email-masked]; [email-masked].=
net<br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch=
 revisited</span></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">I would also strongly suggest that you examine =
and replace the nylon/plastic bushing at the bottom of the shift lever.</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">My =
transmission was not shifting into 1st and 2nd gear was difficult.=
&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">In hindsight there was also some =
scraping metal noises.</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">I of course needlessly pulled my transmission =
before I found out the bushing was gone and the spring was shifted (most =
likely by me trying to force it into gear as I was 30 miles from home.</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">Since it was out I replaced all the normal =
consumable parts.</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">It was a expensive lesson =
<span style=3D"font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif;"> =
=F0=9F=98=B3</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">Tom Mitchell&nbsp;</p>
<p =
class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">Ann Arbor Mi.</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">65 =
BJ8</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">On=
 Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 9:47<span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',=
sans-serif;">=E2=80=AF</span>AM Michael Salter &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:</p>
<blockquote style=3D"border: none; border-left: solid #CCCCCC 1.=
0pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0cm;">
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #212121;">Yes Simon you =
can remove that plate and the rubber boot to get a better view of the =
release bearing and fork without risk of anything falling off.</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #212121;">If you remove =
the slave cylinder its all a lot easier.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #212121;">Good luck =
installing the replacement conical spring on the shift lever, it's not easy=
.&nbsp;</span></p>
<div id=3D"x_x_m_-3685818747709958713ms-outlook-mobile-b=
ody-separator-line">
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
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<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #212121;">&nbsp;</span></p=
</div>
<div class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align: center;" =
align=3D"center"><hr align=3D"center" width=3D"98%"></div>
<div id=3D"x_x_m_-3685818747709958713divRplyFwdMsg">
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; =
font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></strong><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: =
black;"> Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
on behalf of Simon Lachlan via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.=
team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">[email-masked].=
net</a>&gt;<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, 16 August 2026 =
09:03:26<br><strong>To:</strong> <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"> [email-masked]</a> &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"noopener">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br><strong>Subject:</strong=
> [Healeys] Noise on engaging the clutch revisited</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
</div>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">I =
have been away and am back home and hoping to deal with the previously =
discussed issue.</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal"><img id=3D"x_x_Picture_x0020_2" style=3D"width: =
8.4in; height: 3.7333in;" src=3D"data:image/jpeg;base64,=
gupoM+W8qwqHZcgcFgSOB9BRRUfaNWl7NPzf6HW0tFFWYhRRRQB//2Q=3D=3D" =
width=3D"806" height=3D"358" border=3D"0"></p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&=
nbsp;</p>
<ol>
<li class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">The process is somewhat stalled =
as I discovered that the spring, 127, was broken. How, when, why&hellip;I =
don&rsquo;t know. I was not aware of it being broken.</li>
</ol>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">Anyhow, I&rsquo;ve ordered another and =
won&rsquo;t proceed until it&rsquo;s installed. Now, first question&hellip;=
.could that spring being broken cause something to misalign and cause the =
noise?? Personally, I doubt it and am aware of the clutching at straws here=
.</p>
<ol>
<li class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">There is a convenient little hole =
near/under the slave cylinder. I was able to stick my endoscope in there =
and see a (very) little of what is going on. Second question&hellip;.if one=
 of the spring clips that locate the release bearing was not properly =
located, could the bearing operate at all?? Surely, it&rsquo;s both on and =
all&rsquo;s well or failure if one comes off??? Hard to tell, but the =
innermost clip may not have been on correctly. But, again, it would either =
be 100% on or 100% off in which case it would be lying on the bottom of the=
 housing???</li>
</ol>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal"><img =
id=3D"x_x_Picture_x0020_1" style=3D"width: 6.4416in; height: 4.75in;" =
src=3D"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAYABgAAD/2wBDAAMCAgMCAgMDA=
6UUU/MbV9D//2Q=3D=3D" width=3D"618" height=3D"456" border=3D"0"></p>
<ol>
<li class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">The plate, above and item 14 in the diagram. =
Can I remove it happy in the knowledge that I&rsquo;ll be able to put it =
back on easily and without losing some vital little bit?? I seem to recall =
that the so-called &ldquo;screws-retaining plate&rdquo; can&rsquo;t do =
anything other than thread into the casing?? Hence, they&rsquo;re called =
&ldquo;screws&rdquo;?? Were I able to ease that away from the casing I =
could very probably get a better view on things by eye or by endoscope.=
</li>
</ol>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">Thanks for your patience, Simon</p>
<p class=3D"x_x_MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
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