[Healeys] Stator Tube & Trafficator Question

Alan Seigrist healey.nut at gmail.com
Sun Sep 23 22:39:19 MDT 2007


Do you have adjustable steering on your healey?  If so, you have to
dig in there and pull it out.

Alan

On 9/24/07, AAHealeyguy at aol.com <AAHealeyguy at aol.com> wrote:
> Hi gang,   I have a 1957 100/6 BN4 and recently rebuilt the trafficator and
> replaced it into the steering cloumn.   My problem is re-installing the olive
> on the stator tube at the other end of the steering column.   Is the stator
> tube supposed to stick out of the end plate nipple just a litte, so that I can
> insert the olive onto it??  It does not on mine.
> I installed the olive into the nipple hole (that the stator tube was not
> sticking out of) then installed and tightened the nut...... and munched/crushed
> the olive.  Had to buy a new one.
> I was told that I need to install the olive onto the end of the stator tube.
> I cannot seem to get the stator tube to protrude out the end of the end plate
> nipple.   Any suggestions or what might I be doing wrong.     And  YES my
> steering box oil just pours out.
>
> Thanks for any input.
> Gerry K (in San Diego)


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