Dan:
Not much of a chance. The diffs we are talking about are pretty much bullet
proof - especially when used in a large British sedan of the time. I've
salvaged these things from Austin Westminsters, Wolesleys, and Morris Isis
cars - I think they were used in the Austin Princess and others, as well.
Most of them needed only a replacement pinion seal (the retorqueing is part
of that operation). Every one that I've salvaged has run well when
installed in the Healeys that they were acquired for. All were cleaned and
bench checked by a knowlegeable professional mechanic - especially the all
important gear mesh pattern check.
Like me, those people were interested in keeping their original pumpkins
intact (just in case!). Also, it can cost a bit more to properly set up the
pumpkin that the new crown and pinion set is installed to - it's usually a
couple of hour of labour, plus maybe both pinion bearings and shims /
spacers to do it right.
The other thing is that Mike has been doing his production runs pretty well
by subscription - mostly all sold before they are made. So his gearsets
might not be available when wanted - it can be a couple of years (or more)
between runs.
Cheers, ----------- Earl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Stromquist" <dan@warner-associates.com>
To: "'Healey List'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Cost of 3.54 diff
Why would one not buy a new 3.545 gear set from Lempert and install that
into the original pumpkin rather than buy an old 3.545 and take a chance?
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Earl Kagna
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:49 PM
To: Quinn, Patrick; Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Cost of 3.54 diff
Patrick:
Over the years (past 7 or 8), I have salvaged seven 3:545 diff pumpkin
assemblies from various British saloons. Except for the one I kept for
myself, all were sold for between $350 US and $650 US, depending on what was
needed to get them into useable condition - sometimes nothing much, others
needed bearings, seals, re-torquing, etc. I would suggest that the average
cost here was about $575 - $600 US (the $350 unit was somewhat noisy - the
purchaser didn't mind and got a good price).
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