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Stator tube is out!
The lower stator tube is out and as suspected the end that should engage
with the trafficator was damaged beyond repair. I have ordered a new part.
I wasn't able to remove the stator at the steering box end. The tube hit
the shroud and I didn't want to loosen the steering column. I cut a 6"
length of 3/8" redi rod and used it to push the tube towards the steering
wheel and was able to remove it that way.
The tip about using the 3/8" bolt to stop the fluid leaking out was a good
one.
Harold
On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 10:33 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> Yup (if there's any left in the box).
>
>
> On 2/13/2023 8:40 AM, Harold Manifold wrote:
>
> Thanks for all the replies and the information. I can confirm the olive is
> tight and the lower doesn't rotate but the trafficator can rotate freely
> with no resistance. It looks like the problem is inside the
> steering column. I will remove the trafficator and lower stator tube and
> report back.
>
> Do I need to be prepared for the steering box fluid to leak out when the
> lower stator is removed?
>
> Harold
>
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 3:20 AM Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> The short stator tube, connected to the control head, has three dimples
>> that ride in a slot in the long stator tube. The short stator tube fits
>> over the long stator tube. Looks to me that the slot was cut with a
>> slitting saw leaving a knife edge corners where the cracks originate.
>> I've made some long stator tubes, using an end mill to put a round end
>> to the slot as Bob suggests.
>>
>> Hank, the fishing line that you use - line used to catch fish or to fish
>> wires through walls (fish tape)? If the former, how do you get the line
>> feed through the tube? I would tie it to the harness and pull it
>> through when you remove the harness. Or using some bailing wire to feed
>> it through.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bob Haskell
>> Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar
>>
>> On 2/12/23 20:39, Bob Spidell wrote:
>> > You have to pull the trafficator wiring harness up through the stator
>> > regardless to get the trafficator out and the wheel off. Once you've
>> > done that, I can't think of an easy way to grab the stator, so you're
>> > better off just pulling the stator out at the box (i.e. 'by the book').
>> >
>> > Two things cause the trafficator to rotate with the wheel: the stator
>> > isn't secured by the olive and nut at the box end, or one or both of
>> > the sections--long lower and short upper--are damaged somehow. They
>> > aren't technically connected, the short upper part slides inside the
>> > lower and has a dimple that fits in a slot in the lower. The slot is
>> > cut square and it often cracks at the end (it should be radiused IMO).
>> >
>> > When you get everything back together, presumably with a new stator,
>> > make sure there's a small gap--20 thou or so--between the trafficator
>> > and the hub so the hub doesn't drag the trafficator when you turn.
>> > Check first to see that it's not just a loose olive and nut; if so, it
>> > will likely leak quite a bit, but it's an easy fix.
>> >
>> > Bob
>> >
>> > On 2/12/2023 2:49 PM, Harold Manifold wrote:
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> I have started to road test my car and discovered the trafficator
>> >> rotates with the steering wheel. The car has adjustable steering and
>> >> further investigation strongly indicates the upper and lower stator
>> >> tubes are not connecting inside the steering column.
>> >>
>> >> Question - Can the lower stator tube be removed through the steering
>> >> wheel end of the steering column?
>> >>
>> >> Any tips and suggestions on how to do this job are appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks... Harold
>> >>
>> >
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Stator tube is out!<div><br></div><div>The lower stator tu=
be is out and as suspected the end that should engage with the trafficator=
=C2=A0was damaged beyond repair. I have ordered a new part.</div><div><br><=
/div><div>I wasn't able to remove the stator at the steering=C2=A0box e=
nd. The tube hit the shroud=C2=A0and I didn't want to loosen the steeri=
ng column. I cut a 6" length of 3/8" redi rod and used it to push=
the tube towards the steering wheel and was able to remove it that way.</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>The tip about using the 3/8" bolt to stop the f=
luid leaking out was a good one.</div><div><br></div><div>Harold</div></div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mo=
n, Feb 13, 2023 at 10:33 AM Bob Spidell <<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comc=
ast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20=
4,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>
Yup (if there's any left in the box).<br>
<br>
<br>
<div>On 2/13/2023 8:40 AM, Harold Manifold
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
=20
<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks for all the replies=C2=A0and the information.=
I
can confirm the olive is tight and the lower doesn't rotate but
the trafficator can rotate freely with no resistance. It looks
like the problem is inside the steering=C2=A0column. I will remove
the trafficator and lower stator tube and report back.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Do I need to be prepared for the steering box fluid to leak
out when the lower stator is removed?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Harold</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 3:20
AM Bob Haskell <<a href=3D"mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net"; tar=
get=3D"_blank">rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>>
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">The
short stator tube, connected to the control head, has three
dimples <br>
that ride in a slot in the long stator tube.=C2=A0 The short stat=
or
tube fits <br>
over the long stator tube.=C2=A0 Looks to me that the slot was cu=
t
with a <br>
slitting saw leaving a knife edge corners where the cracks
originate.=C2=A0 <br>
I've made some long stator tubes, using an end mill to put a
round end <br>
to the slot as Bob suggests.<br>
<br>
Hank, the fishing line that you use - line used to catch fish
or to fish <br>
wires through walls (fish tape)?=C2=A0 If the former, how do you
get the line <br>
feed through the tube?=C2=A0 I would tie it to the harness and pu=
ll
it <br>
through when you remove the harness.=C2=A0 Or using some bailing
wire to feed <br>
it through.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Bob Haskell<br>
Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar<br>
<br>
On 2/12/23 20:39, Bob Spidell wrote:<br>
> You have to pull the trafficator wiring harness up
through the stator <br>
> regardless to get the trafficator out and the wheel off.
Once you've <br>
> done that, I can't think of an easy way to grab the
stator, so you're <br>
> better off just pulling the stator out at the box (i.e.
'by the book').<br>
><br>
> Two things cause the trafficator to rotate with the
wheel: the stator <br>
> isn't secured by the olive and nut at the box end, or on=
e
or both of <br>
> the sections--long lower and short upper--are damaged
somehow. They <br>
> aren't technically connected, the short upper part slide=
s
inside the <br>
> lower and has a dimple that fits in a slot in the lower.
The slot is <br>
> cut square and it often cracks at the end (it should be
radiused IMO).<br>
><br>
> When you get everything back together, presumably with a
new stator, <br>
> make sure there's a small gap--20 thou or so--between th=
e
trafficator <br>
> and the hub so the hub doesn't drag the trafficator when
you turn. <br>
> Check first to see that it's not just a loose olive and
nut; if so, it <br>
> will likely leak quite a bit, but it's an easy fix.<br>
><br>
> Bob<br>
><br>
> On 2/12/2023 2:49 PM, Harold Manifold wrote:<br>
>> Hello,<br>
>><br>
>> I have started to road test my car and discovered the
trafficator <br>
>> rotates with the steering wheel. The car has
adjustable=C2=A0steering and <br>
>> further investigation strongly indicates the upper
and lower stator <br>
>> tubes are not connecting inside the steering column.<br>
>><br>
>> Question - Can the lower stator tube be removed
through the steering <br>
>> wheel end of the steering column?<br>
>><br>
>> Any tips and suggestions on how to do this job are
appreciated.<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks... Harold<br>
>><br>
><br>
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