[Healeys] removing the 8-way flasher box

Wed Feb 22 09:39:19 MST 2017

Are these boxes sealed?  We got into ours from a BN2, and had to drill 
out a couple spot welds.

After installing a new harness, the turn indicators didn't function 
properly.  'Assuming' the problem was in the relay box, we opened it up 
only to find out later the harness had a couple wires mislabeled (wrong 
color/trace).  This really pissed me off as otherwise I had the harness 
wired 100% correct (not to mention 'violating' an original flasher box).

Bob

On 2/22/2017 8:04 AM, i erbs wrote:
> I don't have my air hoses in place yet, so It is a straight shot to 
> the top nuts. My mechanic removed mine and cleaned and adjusted the 
> internal points. It gets rusty in there. So Simon, you might take a 
> look inside once you get it out and I would bet you will find rust and 
> crud in there. Using a multi-meter you should be able to check the 
> contacts.
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
>       _______                          _______
>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> (_________________________)
>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 7:21 AM, Bruce Steele 
> <healeybruce at roadrunner.com <mailto:healeybruce at roadrunner.com>> wrote:
>
>     Simon,  I’ve had mine out twice, most recently last weekend when I
>     replaced it while the engine is out for a rebuild (it was a lot
>     easier to sit in the engine bay than reach over!). Using a long
>     thin flat blade screwdriver, loosen the terminals one at a time. 
>     I was perhaps fortunate that my wires are basically “trained” to
>     lay in order so keeping them straight was not a problem, but if in
>     doubt label them first.  Ira’s right—seeing the color codes can be
>     tricky unless everything is really clean!    Remove the bottom
>     screw last.  Removing the top 2 screws is the problem as they are
>     blocked by the air trunking.  If there is no way to get to them
>     from the front, and there probably isn’t, you can drill them out
>     through the captive nuts in the wheel well.  Yes, that ruins the
>     nuts, but there is an easy solution to that. Before reinstalling
>     the relay unit, put 2 U-type spring clip speed nuts on the flange
>     over the outboard holes.  Install the bottom machine screw to
>     finger tight to hold the unit in place, then use 2 sheet metal
>     screws through the drilled out nuts to secure the top.  Or 1
>     screw—I’m pretty sure 3 screws in that is overkill.  You may have
>     to move the unit slightly side to side to line up the holes, but
>     it will work fine and is much easier than trying to go in from the
>     front.
>
>     Bruce Steele
>
>     Brea, CA
>
>     1960 BN7
>
>     *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>] *On Behalf Of *i erbs
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, February 21, 2017 9:19 AM
>     *To:* Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk
>     <mailto:simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>>
>     *Cc:* Pierre Henri Claret <yosmovies at hotmail.fr
>     <mailto:yosmovies at hotmail.fr>>; Healey List
>     <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>>
>     *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] removing the 8-way flasher box
>
>     try using a 1/4 drive ratchet and extension with a knuckle in
>     between the extensions
>
>     I would mark the wires in case the color coding is hard to read.
>
>
>     Ira Erbs
>
>     Portland,OR
>
>       _______  _______
>          (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>     (_________________________)
>
>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
>     A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
>
>     Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
>     On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 7:30 AM, Simon Lachlan
>     <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk
>     <mailto:simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>         My car is RHD so accessing that wretched thing is easy enough
>         by Healey standards. Nothing much above it. However it seems
>         that my nephew may have to remove his from his LHD ’64 BJ8. So
>         the brake fluid reservoir is in the way, plus its pipework and
>         the steering column…..or is that a bit lower?
>
>         Anyhow, can one get the 8-way box out without a major
>         kerfuffle or what does one have to do? Just grow tiny treble
>         jointed wrists and elbows? The usual in fact….
>
>         Thanks,
>
>         Simon
>
>
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