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Re: [Healeys] Centre Change Gear Sticks

To: "'Michael Salter'" <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Centre Change Gear Sticks
From: Henry G Leach via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2021 05:36:58 +0000 EI+vRaZtbb5j/zpOV6TXqQpby8BJ5kRVCPUaQ3eTsSy6GzDvuUYOD3PhOeylnemRFib2Q2j9QwWTejErU6zbdt8EaO3iuDGGb8te/wl7yQpPNzNCfqZvzPt7 FwCtQc0LJ/PhnjsjKiFLN77LsC3Z5e9cFFJW/rOTmt0=
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LETS BE CAREFUL HERE. WE HAVE OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN STUCK IN GEAR OR=0AWI=
THOUT GEARS. THE NYLON BUSH IS ONLY USED ON THE BJ8. The brass bush=0Ais=
 used on the MK II gearbox, which INCLUDES THE BJ7. The BJ7 is=0Aactuall=
y a MK II Healey. The shift levers are different as well. Here=0Aare the=
 numbers from the parts book:=0ABJ7 lever AEC8636, Bush-brass AEC 3520 (=
1 pr.) Circlip 1G3709- this=0Acomes as a set. Roll pins (2) AEA558. Circ=
lip hold two halves of bush=0Atogether.=0ABJ8 lever 22B195-non/OD. Lever=
 AEC3636 w/OD. Lever Bush 22B191=0A(nylon). Roll Pin AEA558 This arrange=
ment starts with: GB 101-118=0Awo/OD, 101-1441 w/OD=0AWhat will happen i=
f you use the nylon bush in the MKII GB, is that=0Aafter a few shifts th=
e nylon will get mangled and there goes your=0Agears.=0AMKII BRASSMKIII=
 NYLON- DO NOT SUBSTITUTE. Hank=0A=0A=09--------------------------------=
---------From: "Michael Salter via=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "Simon Lachlan"=0AC=
c: "Healeys"=0ASent: Wednesday December 1 2021 5:46:06AM=0ASubject: Re:=
 [Healeys] Centre Change Gear Sticks=0A=0A Pretty sure that the only cha=
nge was the size of the ball upon which=0Athe nylon bush rotates HOWEVER=
 there is a complication ... there are=0Anylon bushes, from an MGB as I=
 recall, which can be used with the=0Alever with the smaller ball end.=
 =0A M  =0A On Wed., Dec. 1, 2021, 8:21 a.m. Simon Lachlan via Healeys,=
  wrote:=0A=0A=09Hi, =0A=0A=09I have a late Mk II BT7. Centre change. So=
, my query is regarding the=0Agearstick. =0A=0A=09The box is a BMC Golds=
eal replacement per the attached picture. =0A=0A=09The stick has the two=
 roll pins securing it which you=E2=80=99d expect up=0Ato BJ8s which, I=
 gather, had screws. But the bush under the stick in=0Athe white nylon o=
ne which, I gather again, started with BJ8s. (To be=0Afair, I=E2=80=99ve=
 looked into this and didn=E2=80=99t find a definitive answer on=0Athe b=
ushes). My gearbox seems to be a bit of a BT7/BJ8 mixture. =0A=0A=09My q=
uestion is can you put a roll-pin gearstick into a BJ8? Or=0Avice-verca?=
 =0A=0A=09Thanks, =0A=0A=09Simon =0A=0A=09    __________________________=
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<html><body>Lets be careful here. We have others who have been stuck in=
 gear or without gears. The nylon bush is <b>only used on the BJ8.&nbsp;=
 </b>The brass bush is used on the MK II gearbox, which <b>includes the=
 BJ7. </b>The BJ7 is actually a MK II Healey. The shift levers are diffe=
rent as well. Here are the numbers from the parts book:<div><br></div><d=
iv>BJ7 lever AEC8636, Bush-brass AEC 3520 (1 pr.) Circlip 1G3709- this c=
omes as a set. Roll pins (2) AEA558. Circlip hold two halves of bush tog=
ether.</div><div><br></div><div>BJ8 lever 22B195-non/OD. Lever AEC3636 w=
/OD. Lever Bush 22B191 (nylon). Roll Pin AEA558 This arrangement starts=
 with: GB 101-118 wo/OD, 101-1441 w/OD</div><div><br></div><div>What wil=
l happen if you use the nylon bush in the MKII GB, is that after a few s=
hifts the nylon will get mangled and there goes your gears.</div><div><b=
r></div><div><b>MKII Brass</b></div><div><b>MKIII Nylon- do not substitu=
te.</b>&nbsp; Hank<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>--=
---------------------------------------</p>From: "Michael Salter via Hea=
leys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "Simon Lachlan"<br>Cc: "Healeys"<b=
r>Sent: Wednesday December 1 2021 5:46:06AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ce=
ntre Change Gear Sticks<br><br>=0A<div>Pretty sure that the only change=
 was the size of=0Athe ball upon which the nylon bush rotates HOWEVER&nb=
sp; there is a=0Acomplication&nbsp; ... there are nylon bushes, from an=
 MGB as I=0Arecall, which can be used with the lever with the smaller ba=
ll end.=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>M</div>=0A</div>=0A<br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed., Dec. 1, 202=
1, 8:21 a.m.=0ASimon Lachlan via Healeys, &lt;<a>healeys@autox.team.net<=
/a>&gt;=0Awrote:<br></div>=0A<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">=0A<div=
 lang=3D"en-gb">=0A<div class=3D"m_-2721426807019974277WordSection1">=0A=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi,</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have a late Mk=
 II BT7. Centre change. So, my=0Aquery is regarding the gearstick.</p>=
=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The box is a BMC Goldseal replacement per the=
=0Aattached picture.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The stick has the two=
 roll pins securing it=0Awhich you=E2=80=99d expect up to BJ8s which, I=
 gather, had screws. But the=0Abush under the stick in the white nylon o=
ne which, I gather again,=0Astarted with BJ8s. (To be fair, I=E2=80=99ve=
 looked into this and didn=E2=80=99t=0Afind a definitive answer on the b=
ushes). My gearbox seems to be a=0Abit of a BT7/BJ8 mixture.</p>=0A<p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal">My question is can you put a roll-pin=0Agearstick into=
 a BJ8? Or vice-verca?</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>=0A<p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal">Simon</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A</div>=
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