[Healeys] Maybe this is my rattle ...

[Jim LeBlanc]

Yes they are prone to breaking. On my 100-4 I tighten the front bolt to about
35 lbs. On the back bolt I use a lock nut, leaving it lightly tightened to
about 5 lbs torque. Loctite would also do the trick. This avoids stressing the
ears on the generator. Yes correct spacing and shim washers could also work
well. Easier to use a lock nut. Either the generator ears break or the engine
bracket does.
 
Best Regards,
 
Jim LeBlanc
1956 100-M

--- On Sat, 10/2/10, Robert Duquette <robertduquette at sympatico.ca> wrote:


From: Robert Duquette <robertduquette at sympatico.ca>
Subject: [Healeys] Maybe this is my rattle ...
To: "Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010, 1:59 PM


Are the generator brackets prone to breaking?

I ask because I just discovered that mine is broken on the front ear and I
see, in a preliminary search, that used ones are available as well as
aluminum
'heavy duty' ones.  It seems strange to me that this would break in this
manner, so I'm asking ...  Normally, I would prefer a used original part to a
repro, for a part of this nature but not if it's going to break like this
again.

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Robert Duquette
Ottawa ON Canada
1965 RHD BRG Austin-Healey Sprite ( project )
1967 RHD MG Midget ( aka: Miss Marple )
1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 ( aka: Carmen )


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