BN1 clutch and brake shaft

[Tyrone]

Hi, I'm stripping my car and can't seem to be able to get the shaft, that the clutch and brake pedals opperate, out. I've disconnected everything, tapped it with a hammer and it won't budge. It rotates but won't slide out of the brackets and frame. Any suggestions?
Tyrone

 

[pan]

Hi Tyrone,
This is a curious problem. When you say you have 'disconnected everything' I assume that you have removed the bolt that locates the clutch pedal on the shaft and, on the other side of the chassis rail, removed the first clutch linkage lever. This shaft is prone to wear so perhaps a step has been worn into the shaft. Could a bit of jiggling dislodge it? If all else fails, don't worry about destroying the shaft as our friends at Kilmartin list a replacement in their inventory.

 

[Tyrone]

pan, thanks for the reply. With alot of WD 40 and moving the brake lever up and down I was finally able to free it. The greese in there was like a rock. 55 BN1 barn find. Tyrone

 

[pan]

G'day Tyrone,
I'd like to know more about your 100. How long did it stay in the barn?
I recently was able to reunite a 100 that was found in a barn (a chook shed actually) with the original sales documents of that particular car. The first owner, who bought the car in Perth Western Australia, sent the documents to me several years ago but the car was not at that time listed on any of the Healey Club registers. I hung on to them anyway. Then the car turned up in rural New South Wales. It had been left in the chook shed ('chook' is Australian for poultry, by the way) for many years and has now been completely restored.
My own 100 has been fully registered all its life, first in Melbourne, Victoria and then, since 1963 at various locations in Queensland.

 

[Tyrone]

hi pan, This car lived most it's life in South Dakota. It was brought to Maine in the eighties. It' had a collision with a deer. Only the front left fender was damaged. It has an original solid color dash. Black with red interior. My brother put the car in storage and eighteen years later he passed away. I brought the car home, cleaned the carbs,new plugs, points,etc. hooked up a fuel pump and battery pushed the button and it started in about ten seconds. The floors , trunk included are in fantastic shape . The only real rot was in the usual places mainly on the body panels. The undercarrage including the out riggers are in fantastic shape. The odometer reads 56K. I think that because of the location of the car it was rarely used during the winter. I've been driving Healeys since 1966. 58 BN4, 67 BJ8. Used to be my only car. I paid $550 for the BN4 in 66 and $1,350 for the BJ8 in 73.Yours,Tyrone