Subject: Re: [Healeys] Overdrive accumulator housing

From: Hank Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:07:28 +0000 boundary="=_0ce5160895906259129e23a939e3e32b" E5dtsBn1vnhr6Exu2HfZm/ROJBwje4UErWzUDOcXlhO1SKe27PygCTyj8CDmlu73K1YjCp5gx53QOe2Q05O8MSL50EBuKeEsufI9gRZxAf/ctcKaS5X3wxSN

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Here is what I use to get it out...there are special tools but this=0Awo=
rks well. All these photos and suggestions will appear in my article=0Ai=
n AH Mag. Hank=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------From: "J=
ohn Spaur via=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "healeys"=0ACc: =0ASent: Thursday June 2=
2 2023 4:55:05PM=0ASubject: [Healeys] Overdrive accumulator housing=0A=
=0A=09I am replacing the accumulator piston and housing. My OD is in the=
=0Acar. I am at the point where I need to remove the accumulator housing=
.=0AIs it difficult to pull out? Is there any special tool I need or=0As=
uggested tool to use? =0A=0A=09I am waiting for Moss to send an addition=
al piston ring that they=0Aomitted from my parts order. =0A=0A=09Thank y=
ou, =0A=0A=09John Spaur =0A=0A=09=E2=80=9962 BT7

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<html><body>Here is what I use to get it out...there are special tools b=
ut this works well. All these photos and suggestions will appear in my a=
rticle in AH Mag. Hank<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><=
p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "John Spaur via Hea=
leys" <[email-masked]><br>To: "healeys"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Thursda=
y June 22 2023 4:55:05PM<br>Subject: [Healeys] Overdrive accumulator hou=
sing<br><br>=0A<div class=3D"WordSection1">=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I a=
m replacing the accumulator piston and=0Ahousing. My OD is in the car. I=
 am at the point where I need to=0Aremove the accumulator housing. Is it=
 difficult to pull out? Is=0Athere any special tool I need or suggested=
 tool to use?</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal">I am waiting for Moss to send an additional=0Apiston ring that th=
ey omitted from my parts order.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=
=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thank you,</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">John S=
paur</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=E2=80=9962 BT7</p>=0A</div>=0A</heale=
[email-masked]></body></html>

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From: Hank Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 02:15:52 +0000 oOf0c+3TlB57EsFt1jQjtObcUyy39W2dUH9YnJ8xG86hPblr0gI03E1F5XSaAgVyTM8HCF4/PXweOhRvLMntFhmZXQSwtpeLf/fmYYLGzPbebUmm113CYt5R

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JOHN- THE PISTON IS OK THE SPRING HOOKS ON THAT DIMPLE. PUSH THE=0APISTO=
N BACK INTO THE HOUSING, USE A WOOD DOWEL TO WEDGE IN THE BODY TO=0APULL=
 THE BODY OUT WITH THE PISTON INTACT-CAN BE DONE IN CAR BUT=0ATIGHTER QU=
ARTERS. NOW REMOVE THE PISTON FROM THE FRONT of the body-not=0Athe rear=
 (to prevent scoring). After putting on new rings; I made a=0Apiston rin=
g compressor to help slip the steel rings carefully into=0Aplace, push t=
he piston in from the front again-then use the distance=0Atube to reseat=
 the body into OD. (Photo) Hank=0A=0A=09--------------------------------=
---------From: "John Spaur" =0ATo: "Hank Leach"=0ACc: =0ASent: Thursday=
 June 22 2023 7:02:32PM=0ASubject: RE: [Healeys] Overdrive accumulator h=
ousing=0A=0A=09That photo helps. However, my OD is in the car and I don=
=E2=80=99t want to=0Atake it out. I have attached a photo. It looks like=
 the piston has a=0Ahole in the middle. Seems odd. It could just be the=
 lighting when I=0Atook the photo because the new piston has a concave d=
imple inside in=0Athe middle. =0A=0A=09FROM: Hank Leach [mailto:gradea1@=
charter.net]=0ASENT: Thursday, June 22, 2023 6:07 PM=0ATO: 'John Spaur'=
 =0ACC: 'healeys' =0ASUBJECT: RE: [Healeys] Overdrive accumulator housin=
g   =0A=0A=09Here is what I use to get it out...there are special tools=
 but this=0Aworks well. All these photos and suggestions will appear in=
 my article=0Ain AH Mag. Hank =0A=0A=09---------------------------------=
-------- =0A=0A=09From: "John Spaur via Healeys"=0A To: "healeys"=0A Cc:=
=0A Sent: Thursday June 22 2023 4:55:05PM=0A Subject: [Healeys] Overdriv=
e accumulator housing  =0A=0A=09I am replacing the accumulator piston an=
d housing. My OD is in the=0Acar. I am at the point where I need to remo=
ve the accumulator housing.=0AIs it difficult to pull out? Is there any=
 special tool I need or=0Asuggested tool to use? =0A=0A=09I am waiting f=
or Moss to send an additional piston ring that they=0Aomitted from my pa=
rts order. =0A=0A=09Thank you, =0A=0A=09John Spaur =0A=0A=09=E2=80=9962=
 BT7

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<html><body>John- the piston is ok the spring hooks on that dimple. Push=
 the piston back into the housing,&nbsp; Use a wood dowel to wedge in th=
e body to pull the body out with the piston intact-can be done in car bu=
t tighter quarters. Now remove the piston from the <b>front</b> of the b=
ody-not the rear (to prevent scoring). After putting on new rings; I mad=
e a piston ring compressor to help slip the steel rings carefully into p=
lace, push the piston in from the front again-then use the distance tube=
 to reseat the body into OD. (Photo) Hank<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new=
-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From:=
 "John Spaur" <[email-masked]><br>To: "Hank Leach"<br>Cc: <br>Se=
nt: Thursday June 22 2023 7:02:32PM<br>Subject: RE: [Healeys] Overdrive=
 accumulator housing<br><br>=0A<div class=3D"WordSection1">=0A<p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-s=
erif;color:#1F497D;">That=0Aphoto helps. However, my OD is in the car an=
d I don=E2=80=99t want to take=0Ait out. I have attached a photo. It loo=
ks like the piston has a=0Ahole in the middle. Seems odd. It could just=
 be the lighting when I=0Atook the photo because the new piston has a co=
ncave dimple inside=0Ain the middle.</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:#1F=
497D;">&nbsp;</span></p>=0A<div>=0A<div style=3D"border:none;border-top:=
solid #E1E1E1 1pt;padding:3pt 0in 0in 0in;">=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b=
><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</=
span></b>=0A<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-seri=
f;">Hank Leach=0A[mailto:[email-masked]]<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday,=
 June 22, 2023 6:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'John Spaur' &lt;jmsdarch@sbcglobal=
.net&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> 'healeys' &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Su=
bject:</b> RE: [Healeys] Overdrive accumulator=0Ahousing</span></p>=0A</=
div>=0A</div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt;">Here is what I=0Ause to get it out...th=
ere are special tools but this works well.=0AAll these photos and sugges=
tions will appear in my article in AH=0AMag. Hank</p>=0A<p>-------------=
----------------------------</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margi=
n-bottom:12pt;">From: "John Spaur=0Avia Healeys"<br>=0ATo: "healeys"<br>=
=0ACc:<br>=0ASent: Thursday June 22 2023 4:55:05PM<br>=0ASubject: [Heale=
ys] Overdrive accumulator housing</p>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=
 am replacing=0Athe accumulator piston and housing. My OD is in the car.=
 I am at=0Athe point where I need to remove the accumulator housing. Is=
 it=0Adifficult to pull out? Is there any special tool I need or=0Asugge=
sted tool to use?</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A<p class=3D"=
MsoNormal">I am waiting=0Afor Moss to send an additional piston ring tha=
t they omitted from=0Amy parts order.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp=
;</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thank you,</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">J=
ohn Spaur</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=E2=80=9962 BT7</p>=0A</div>=0A</=
div>=0A</[email-masked]></body></html>

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