[Healeys] Trafficator Movement

[Bob Haskell]

Mark,

No adjustment per se.

Watch the stator tube at the front of the steering box as someone turns 
the steering wheel.  If the tube rotates, try tightening the nut that 
clamps the stator tube to the steering box.

If that's not it,  do you have an adjustable steering wheel?  The 
adjustable steering wheel has two stator tubes.  The trafficator 
(control head) mounts to the short stator tube with three screws.  At 
the other end of the short stator tube, the tube is upset to form three 
keys.  The long stator tube (in the steering column) fits inside the 
short stator tube and the keys slide in a slot in the long stator tube. 
  Any slop with the keys/slot will cause the head to rotate. The long 
stator tube is prone to cracking at the end of the slot, which will 
increase the slop.

The short stator tube has a plate that the control head mounts to and a 
larger plate that gets clamped to the steering wheel by three grub 
screws.  Does it take much effort to rotate the large diameter plate? 
That would increase the tendency for the trafficator to rotate.  Try 
lubricating the spring loaded joint (from the front side) and see if 
that helps.

How soon do you want to fix this?  If needed, I can bring a new long 
stator tube to Spring Tune-Up at the Manhensmiths in April.  Or it you 
want to do it sooner, I could head north some weekend.

Bob

Mark LaPierre wrote:
> I just recently reinstalled my rebuilt trafficator in my car and noticed that
> it turns with the steering
> wheel about an inch  then stops as normal.  This happens when turning the
> wheel either way.  Is there an adjustment to get the trafficator to just stay
> in one position at all times or is a small amount of movement like this,
> normal.
> 
> Thanks,   Mark
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