Mike the only difference from the outside of the tranny is the length
of the input shaft. The BN2 trans will have a longer section that
goes into the pilot bearing, this can be shortened to allow a BN2
tranny to fit into a 6 cylinder car. So if the front of the input
shaft looks like it has been shortened then the tranny was a BN2
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On May 9, 2006, at 12:02 PM, Michael Salter wrote:
> Hi again Mike,
> I should also point out that the type of bell housing (6 cylinder
> in this
> case) has little relationship to the gear set as they are easily
> interchangeable on all BN2 and 6 cylinder side shift gearboxes.
>
> Michael Salter
> www.precisionsportscar.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-
> healeys@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of M Lempert
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:54 AM
> To: Healey List
> Subject: Tranny identity crisis - follow-up
>
> Hello folks. This is a follow up to my recent thread on the
> transmission
> from my BN7. To refresh, it is a side shift from my BN7 but has a
> BN2 tag
> on it. It will be mated to a BJ8 engine. There is some confusion
> as to
> whether this is a BN2 box that was put in the car at some point, or
> a proper
>
> box for the BN7 from the factory using a leftover BN2 casing. From the
> earlier posting I have learned that some other listers have similar
> situations where their MKI cars have the BN2 tranny label - some
> with a 7
> stamped over the 2. The following link will show a bunch of
> pictures of the
>
> gears and one of the bell housing. For those interested...
> http://www.pbase.com/mdlempert/tranny
>
> Regards,
> Mike L.
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