[Healeys] BJ8 window crank

Mal Bruce mbruce6 at cogeco.ca
Thu Apr 29 19:19:38 MDT 2010


Alan,
There are other differences; the leading edge of the door is configured 
differentely and there is a flange around the inner door aperture to 
accomodate the 2 piece door panel. Rich needs to tell us the length of the 
shafts and all will be revealed.

Mal
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut at gmail.com>
To: "Richard Kahn" <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>; <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 window crank


> Rich -
>
> I am sorry to tell you this but probably sometime in the past someone
> replaced your doors with doors from a BJ7.  The doors are identical in
> all respects except the shafts of the winow regulators are about a
> half inch shorter.
>
> You need to buy BJ8 window regulators.  I don't know if a new batch
> has been made by anyone,  if not you'll have to get them used.
>
> Some people weld extensions on the shafts, but I am not a fan of this 
> solution.
>
> Alan
>
> On 4/30/10, Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I am having trouble with the window cranks on my BJ8 pushing the interior
>> door
>> panels inward, causing it to bow away from the bottom portion. This is
>> occurring on both sides. I have just replace the panels due to the 
>> previous
>> panels doing the same thing. The square shaft has two sets of holes and I 
>> am
>> using the ones further inboard ( towards the seats). Can the whole window
>> mechanism be moved in (towards the seats) 1/4 or more using washers or is
>> there another way of adjusting the position of the window? I am using 1/8
>> board and very thin foam.
>> Thanks for any help.
>> Rich Kahn
>>
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> Alan
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