[Healeys] Rear axle vent plug

[Bob Spidell]

Anybody got a source in the Colonies?


On 4/26/2019 9:59 AM, Andy Sneddon wrote:
>
> Steve, this may help?
>
> When I came to dismantling the rear axle, all that was left of the 
> original breather assembly was the inner tube which screws into the 
> axle. (on the right in the first pic below).
>
> According to the Parts book, the breather assembly on the rear axle 
> for a 1961 BT7, was part number 1G3668. There is a note to say that 
> this was subsequently replaced by part number 1H3364.
>
> It appears that 1G3668 was comprised of the metal inner tube with a 
> plastic “top hat” / breather assembly and the later part 1H3364 was 
> the all plastic version which is freely available today. (On the left 
> in the picture below).
>
>
> IMG_0801.jpg <http://imgbb.com/>
>
> Now on re-building, the plastic breather just didn’t feel right.
>
> You have a heavy, well made axle with this little plastic appendage 
> sticking out of it!. With not a lot of other options my first thought 
> was to create something as per the original, using the original inner 
> tube (with the hole through the tube walls in around the middle which 
> is ideal for screwing in / out) and add the plastic top hat bit from 
> the new assembly. This was then painted black to match the axle. Not 
> ideal and still feeling a bit flimsy.
>
> Then in the UK MG Club magazine (Safety Fast) the folks from the V8 
> register had a small article on missing plastic breather tubes – seems 
> to be a common occurrence across BMC of old axles.
>
> Any-how the interesting bit was that one of their members had spotted 
> that Rover Land uses a similar axle breather (515845) but of better 
> quality, in brass and incorporating a ball-type non-return valve to 
> exclude water and dirt.
>
> IMG_0946.jpg <http://imgbb.com/>
>
>
> They are available from Land Rover dealers or on the internet from a 
> variety of sources. The pack I ordered had two brass breather 
> assemblies for just under £5.
>
> IMG_0948.jpg <http://ibb.co/hNnO25>
>
> And the best news is that they just screw straight in. I fitted a 
> small gasket, just to bridge the gap between the brass and the painted 
> axle, but you probably don’t need to.
>
> I guess that if you wanted to be more original looking you could put 
> it in a lathe and turn down the hex collar to match the original 
> straight inner tube appearance, but that would leave you without the 
> easy means of tightening / removal.
>
> *From: *Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of 
> BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com>
> *Date: *Friday, 26 April 2019 at 17:48
> *To: *<healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject: *[Healeys] Rear axle vent plug
>
> Hello, Healeyphiles --
>
> While working in the area, I accidentally hit the original plastic 
> vent plug for the rear axle and the cap snapped off.  It was already 
> missing a piece.  Is the plug threaded into the hole, or is it pressed 
> in?  Moss has replacements available and they don't appear to have any 
> threads.  I don't want to try to force the 52-year old plastic and 
> chance breaking the rest of it off in the hole until I know what I'm 
> doing.
>
> Happy Healeying!
>
> Steve Byers
>
> HBJ8L/36666
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
> Havelock, NC
>
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