Allen,
I have a parts list for BMC SU carburetters - AKD5036, 1966. It doesn't show
any washers under the cheesehead screws that attach the piston/chamber assembly
to the HD6 body. I don't have any literature for the Daimler.
Bob
Allen C Miller, Jr. wrote:
> Question regarding the three 'cheesehead screws' on SU carbs. On all three
> Healeys I have had, the screws when I got the cars had no compression washers.
> I assumed that was the way they are until we got the Daimler Dart, and the
> HD6's on it had split-spring type compression washers. Were these an
> afterthought, or are SU vacuum bells supposed to be secured with washers? I
> have no problems with the 100 in terms of the screws backing off. The
> cheeseheads seem to hold perfectly well. I'd as soon dispense with the washers
> on the Daimler bells, as one of the vacuum pistons binds a bit unless you
> tinker with the torque on the screws with the washers in place.
>
> Sorry for polluting the Healey List with Daimler questions, but there is only
> one Daimler club (Lancaster, Eng.) and the postings are "relatively
> infrequent".
>
> Allen Miller
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