Subject: Re: [Healeys] Main Bearing cap puller

From: richard mayor <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:51:15 -0800

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It=E2=80=99s pipe thread.

Richard Mayor
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> On Feb 23, 2025, at 10:51=E2=80=AFAM, Roger Grace via Healeys =
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> Could someone please advise ... ?
> What is the diameter and thread of the hole in the rear of the main =
bearing caps ?
>  7/16-20 is too loose ?
>  1/2 in rod does not go in.
> Need to make puller to release mine.
> Tkx
> rg
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?</div><div>&nbsp;7/16-20 is too loose ?</div><div>&nbsp;1/2 in rod does =
not go in.</div><div>Need to make puller to release =
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Yes, Richard is absolutely correct. I use a pipe nipple on the end of a big
slide hammer to remove them.

M

On Sun, Feb 23, 2025 at 3:02=E2=80=AFPM richard mayor <[email-masked]=
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> On Feb 23, 2025, at 10:51=E2=80=AFAM, Roger Grace via Healeys <
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sa=
ns-serif;font-size:small">Yes, Richard is absolutely correct. I use a pipe =
nipple on the end of a big slide hammer to remove them.</div><div class=3D"=
gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;fon=
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=80=AFPM richard mayor &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">boyrace=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div>It=E2=80=99s pipe thread.<div><br></div><div><br id=3D"m=
_5240266488303878407lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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rget=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br><div><div di=
r=3D"ltr"><div>Could someone please advise ... ?</div><div>What is the diam=
eter and thread of the hole in the rear of the main bearing caps ?</div><di=
v>=C2=A07/16-20 is too loose ?</div><div>=C2=A01/2 in rod does not go in.</=
div><div>Need to make puller to release mine.</div><div>Tkx</div><div>rg</d=
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Roger,

If I had to guess it is 3/8 x 19 BSPT. A close fit would be 3/8 x 18 NPT.

Harold

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>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Roger,<div><br></div><div>If I had to guess it is 3/8 x 19=
 BSPT. A close fit would be 3/8 x 18 NPT.</div><div><br></div><div>Harold</=
div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 23, 2025 at 12:37=E2=80=AFPM Michael =
Salter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]=
om</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex=
"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,=
sans-serif;font-size:small">Yes, Richard is absolutely correct. I use a pip=
e nipple on the end of a big slide hammer to remove them.</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><=
br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif=
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le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><div>It=E2=80=99s pipe thread.<div><br></div><div><br id=3D"m_=
455033137966423385m_5240266488303878407lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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rget=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br><div><div di=
r=3D"ltr"><div>Could someone please advise ... ?</div><div>What is the diam=
eter and thread of the hole in the rear of the main bearing caps ?</div><di=
v>=C2=A07/16-20 is too loose ?</div><div>=C2=A01/2 in rod does not go in.</=
div><div>Need to make puller to release mine.</div><div>Tkx</div><div>rg</d=
iv><div><br></div></div><div id=3D"m_455033137966423385m_524026648830387840=
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From: Roger Grace <[email-masked]>
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Thanks to all  - great advice. So, now have 3 of the 4 mains out. The back
one has different diameter so will have to revisit the slide hammer I made
up with the largest 3/4 in socket that in my collection.
rg

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thanks to all=C2=A0 - great advice. So, now have 3 of=
 the 4 mains out. The back one has different diameter so will have to revis=
it the slide hammer I made up with the largest 3/4 in socket that in my col=
lection.</div><div>rg</div></div><div id=3D"DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F=
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 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>It=E2=
=80=99s pipe thread.<div><br></div><div><br id=3D"m_-3735221118348894168m_5=
240266488303878407lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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r=3D"ltr"><div>Could someone please advise ... ?</div><div>What is the diam=
eter and thread of the hole in the rear of the main bearing caps ?</div><di=
v>=C2=A07/16-20 is too loose ?</div><div>=C2=A01/2 in rod does not go in.</=
div><div>Need to make puller to release mine.</div><div>Tkx</div><div>rg</d=
iv><div><br></div></div><div id=3D"m_-3735221118348894168m_5240266488303878=
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