[Healeys] Accessing lower bolt on starter motor.

[Patrick and Caroline Quinn]

G'day John

Not everyone had a Revolutionary War. They just used this place to dump
their unwanted criminals.

By the way I removed the starter from the BN3 just a few weeks back without
a problem and believe me there was much less room than a production car.
However it did help that the gearbox tunnel was also removed and all engine
ancillaries had been previously removed.

A second BTW - Yes you can fit a six-cylinder engine through a four-cylinder
front shroud opening. Not straightforward mind you, but it can be done.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of John Sims
Sent: Wednesday, 3 August 2011 11:09 AM
To: 'Jim Lesher'; e-wilkins at cox.net
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Accessing lower bolt on starter motor.

Or I could just make a recording of what comes out of my mouth the next time
I have the car up on stands, it is 40 degrees, my arthritic thumbs are
cramping up and I just dropped another nut after snaking my hand up into a
space that is too tight even for my 10 year old grandson to get his fingers
into. I will repeat it again, I firmly believe that the positions that you
have to get into and the difficulty of reaching some of these spots to make
repairs are the Brits revenge for losing the Revolutionary War.

But, photos will be included! As an aside, I bought a thingy from Griots
Garage that slips over your finger that has a magnet in it at the tip. Makes
it a lot easier to hold a washer or nut to put it into a bolt on a cramped
space.

John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
 
http://www.healey6.com