[Healeys] BJ8 Water Pump Kits

[Michael Oritt]

Let's mark Chris as "undecided" on this one.

Best--Michael


On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Chris Dimmock <austin.healey at gmail.com>wrote:

> Oh seriously.
> Piss off
> Seriously.
> People want answers. Not some bullshit generics.
> I'm calling bullshit. That is not an answer. Not on a Healey list.
> Me? I have no better answer than I've done a few. And I'd just shut up
> rather
> than bullshit some crap I've never done, never tried, and I'm making up on
> the
> spot.
> Seriously. I've rebuilt water pumps. But only BJ8 and Bugeye Sprite.
> Yes.
> Me
> Chris
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 20 May 2014, at 11:39 pm, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
> >
> > There are probably several bearing kits that can be adapted. The bearing
> itself seems standard, it is the variations in pulley and vane shaft
> diameters
> and the length of the shafts.
> > If the length of the shaft is a problem because it is to large, it is
> easy
> to cut the hardened shaft. I have used a Dremel with cutting disk(s)
> (little
> heat) quite successfully very often (Cheap Vauxhall WP bearing to convert
> into
> expensive Lotus bearing) and even a larger disk grinder (lots of heat) will
> do. Make sure however that the shaft does not get hot and do not let the
> shaft
> spin at silly speeds or at all. Finishing and chamfering the ends on a
> bench
> grinder with a fairly fine grid stone is easy, but always remember, keep
> temperatures well down by immersing the ends in water very often. The
> dimensions in length are not overly critical.
> >
> > Several bearings found here:
> >
> > http://www.goodbearings.com/ws_series.htm
> > http://www.hsb-bearing.com/products.asp?action=2
> > http://www.xcjkbearing.com/new/cn/show_product.asp?iid=220
> >
> > Perhaps you can extract a cross reference from these with a bit of
> research.
> >
> > Kees Oudesluijs
> > NL
> >
> >
> >
> > Michael Salter schreef op 20-5-2014 14:56:
> >> For those of you who have been asking about additional BJ8 water pump
> kits
> >> I'm sorry to report that the bearings that I hoped for have turned out
> to
> >> be incorrect and despite a long search I have been unable to find an
> >> alternate supplier.
> >> The bearing number is WS2485 originally supplied by FAG but it seems
> that
> >> the only way to acquire them now is to order 2000!!!
> >>
> >> Michael S
> >> BN1 #174
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Michael Salter
> <michaelsalter at gmail.com>wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have only a few water pump kits for BJ8s left and it appears that I
> will
> >>> not be able to purchase any more of the bearings as the production has
> been
> >>> discontinued so this will probably be the last of them.
> >>> The kits are $45.65 ea + shipping and there are instructions on my
> bloghere<http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=994>
> >>> .
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Michael Salter
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