[Healeys] Trafficator reinstallation issues

[Bob Spidell]

(Somewhat) on-topic: With the adjustable steering wheels, the (long) 
stator tube is often cracked at the corner of the slot; has anyone tried 
radiusing the slot corners to help prevent this? This is one of the 
things that cause the trafficator to sometimes rotate with the wheel 
(the other being no gap between the wheel hub and the trafficator hub).

Bob

On 9/6/2020 2:09 PM, Bob Haskell wrote:
> Michael,
>
> With regards to the three screws holding the control head to the short 
> stator tube, there should be more thread engagement. There are three 
> alignment pins on the backside of the control head that fit into small 
> holes on the short stator tube.  The copper ground ring has to fit 
> around them too.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>
> On 9/6/20 3:35 PM, Michael Oritt via Healeys wrote:
>>
>>     I sent my trafficator/horn assembly off to Curt Arndt for
>>     refurbishing and got it back in great condition. However I am
>>     having difficulty in reinstalling it:
>>
>>     1. I have fed the wires down the stator tube and am ready to
>>     attach the trafficator assembly which is done via three #4BA flat
>>     head machine screws that go through the countersunk holes in the
>>     stator tube end plate and pick up the thin copper or brass piece
>>     which resembles a spring washer. Because of the piece's thinness
>>     there is really only one thread of engagement and whenever I
>>     attempt to push the head/tube home into its final position I
>>     invariably dislodge one of the screws from the head. Am I doing
>>     something wrong here or am I simply being ham-handed?
>>
>>     2. Is there a trick to getting the olive over the end of the
>>     stator tube as I cannot get it started and before I start exerting
>>     force I thought I would enquire whether it needs to be heated,
>>     etc. Getting the old one off was not easy and i would up having to
>>     cut it with a dremel tool. It is possible that I have slightly
>>     buggered the end of the stator tube and wonder if perhaps I need
>>     to dress the end, chamfering it a bit?
>>
>>     Any help will be appreciated--weather is beginning to cool off and
>>     I would like to get the car back on the road.
>>
>>
>>     Best--Michael Oritt, 100 Le Mans
>>
>>
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