[Healeys] Re - Fender screws

[Michael Salter]

I don't think so Mike. I've only worked on a couple of original BN2s and as
far as I could tell BA screws, if there were any, were few and far between.

M

On Fri, Feb 22, 2019, 3:13 PM Mike MacLean, <rrengineer.mike at att.net> wrote:

> Would the 2ba screws still be used on a late (56) BN2?
> Mike M
>
> On Feb 21, 2019 3:00 PM, Michael Salter <michael.salter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
> I believe that this subject has been studied in depth by Curt Arndt so he
> is the real expert however, here is something that may help.
> The 100/6 parts book lists 4 screws to secure the rear quarter panels to
> the inner sill (at the bottom).
> The part number is *PMN0310* meaning, I believe, 3/16 diameter x 10
> sixteenths long and the description is *Screws N0. 10 U.N.F x 5/8"*
>
> *https://lbcdigital.com/bmc_publications/akd1423/
> <https://lbcdigital.com/bmc_publications/akd1423/>*
> I'm aware that the 100 used many 2BA screws which seemed to slowly be
> replaced with #10/32 screws as the years went by.
> My very early 100 had a lot of 2BA but also many 10/32.
>
> M
>
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 10:55 AM mike brooks <hypercubic at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> I hesitate to write this as I am effectively arguing with people far more
> knowledgeable than I am. However, I have several times noticed that people
> are saying that 10 32 bolts or screws were used on Healeys when I know they
> are actually 2BA. Although UK started using UNC and UNF bolts and screws as
> Whitworth and BSF went out of fashion ( and prior to metrication), the
> small  Unified sizes that had numerical- only designations (like 8, 10)
> were very rarely used in the UK, where we carried on with BA for the
> smaller sizes.
>
> Rgds
>
> Mike Brooks
> BN2 Scotland
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