[Healeys] Accessing lower bolt on starter motor.

[Jim Lesher]

Not only an article. but also photos to go with it

jim


> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 16:28:36 -0700
> From: e-wilkins at cox.net
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Accessing lower bolt on starter motor.
>
> When I saw that John Sims was responding to this thread, I fully expected
the message to say "I have an article about this bolt on my website in the
technical section..."
>
> Wilko
>
> ---- John Sims <ahbn6 at verizon.net> wrote:
> > My wife rates the difficulty (and necessity) of the work by the
assortment
> > of extremely off color words that are used. Wouldn't be fun if things
were
> > easy.
> >
> > John Sims, BN6
> > Aberdeen, NJ
> >
> > http://www.healey6.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of John & Kerry rowe
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 11:09 AM
> > To: 'Derek Job'
> > Cc: Healey List
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Accessing lower bolt on starter motor.
> >
> > Derek
> > I did this 2 weeks ago. Took about 2-3 hours with lots of swearing etc.
Had
> > to put the bolt from the rear with a narrower nut in the front.Took a bit
of
> > fiddling to get the nut started. Used an open end spanner on the nut and
a
> > ratchet socket on the bolt (Put spring washer on bolt end and used
Loctite
> > and will have to keep an eye on it. I used about a 2" extension on the
> > socket. In retrospect, I should have removed the slave cylinder. I also
had
> > to remove the modified oil filter.
> > Ps you also need thin fingers)
> > But in the end it was well worth it!!
> >
> > John Rowe Qld Australia
> >
> > BN1 BT7
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