Randy -
One last check before you rip everything apart is to take the half shafts
out and see if one of them is snapped. If it snaps where the teeth fit in
the spider gear, you might have a weird situation where it won't go forward
but there's enough teeth to grab and have it go backwards. I'd also then
pop the diff out while you are at it, certainly easier to check this stuff
than pull the engine and gearbox.
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 11:35 PM, Randy Dickson <
rdickson@midwestarchaeology.com> wrote:
> Fellow Healeyoids,
>
> I went on my second drive in my 63 BJ7 after a 26 year hiatus yesterday.
> After the problems of the first drive two weeks ago I installed new disks
> to
> the front, removed a 1 = inch spaced block on the left front suspension
> (that I forgot about), and installed a two new rear splines. Thus, I
> thought I fixed the clunking problem as well as the brakes grabbing.
> Well, I never got a chance to feel the brakes grab as the Healey froze with
> engine running at the end of my alley. It would not move in first but
> would
> drive in reverse. I backed all the way back down the alley to my garage.
> Then the car would shift fine into first or second but would not move.
> Then, I got out and rocked the car, put it into reverse, drove back then
> got
> it to go into first and was able to pull forward. I went forward and back
> 6
> times fine, then it locked up again and would not go forward. I heard a
> loud clunking from the driveshaft area. Today I plan on putting the car on
> jack stands and starting the car and going through all of the gears. I
> have
> done this in the past and had no problem.
>
>
>
>
>
> Question:
>
> 1) My gearbox and overdrive are out of a BJ8 and are rebuilt, and I
> suspect these are the culprits.
>
>
>
> 2) I never rebuilt the rear end, could the spider gears be bad or
> something more serious with the differential? I have two spare diffs.
>
>
>
> 3) I have my original BJ7 gearbox on my workbench and I have
> everything
> to rebuild it. I will likely start that process soon, but I hate to swap
> out gearboxes without knowing for sure. Also, time is not on my side as I
> will be working and traveling on the road very soon.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>
> Randy
>
> Healey Archaeologist
>
> 63 BJ7
>
> 60 BT7
>
> 66 Cobra replica
>
> 06 Mini Cooper S
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