Ron:
Ouch! But remember that we've all done stuff like that - for sure more than
once in my case.
I strongly recommend removing the gearbox/od to do the fix. It is possible
to get the overdrive off the gearbox in the car, but it's really really
tricky to get it back on again without doing some damage that will catch you
out later - IMHO, just not worth it.
The gearbox comes out relatively easily in a Healey - I've always done it
through the passenger compartment and door with the seats and carpets out,
and everything protected with towels, pads, whatever is handy. A second
pair of hands is the way to go for the few critical minutes during both
removal and installation.
You're going to have to check the oil pump in the overdrive - if the
mainshaft was rotated at all, the backwards cam might have damaged the
pump - it's happened to me. You only want to be doing this once, right!
If you decide to give it a go, I (and many others on this list) can walk you
through some of the little things to watch out for, lots of us have done it
many times.
Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BT7 tri-carb
BJ8
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Fine" <RonFineEsq@earthlink.net>
To: <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 5:02 PM
Subject: Removing the overdrive
You know how it feels when you first realize you've make a major dumb
mistake and now you have to live with it or go back and fix it? Well, I just
realized that I installed the oil pump cam backwards in my overdrive. I
guess I could just not have a working overdrive but that would drive me nuts
so the overdrive must come out of my newly restored BN7. Here is the
question:
Is it possible to remove the overdrive leaving the transmission in place in
the car? It doesn't look possible but I thought I would ask.
Secondly, If I have to remove the transmission with the overdrive, (I don't
want to pull the engine), would you suggest dropping it out the bottom or
lifting it out through the passenger compartment? I've seen posts
discussing lifting it out through the passenger compartment but I don't know
if that was just because there was no way to lift the car high enough to
drop it down.
Any help is always appreciated.
Ron
61BN7
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