[Healeys] Trafficator reinstallation issues

Michael Salter michaelsalter at gmail.com
Tue Sep 8 06:15:17 MDT 2020 

Quite true, but a thin cutting blade on a Dremel makes short work of them
😁😁

M

On Mon., Sep. 7, 2020, 11:03 p.m. WILLIAM B LAWRENCE via Healeys, <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Careful of the solid “olive”. Sounds like a tubing ferrule to me. If you
> put enough force on it to set it you might not be able to remove it.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Michael
> Oritt via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, September 7, 2020 5:58 PM
> *To:* John Harper <ah100register at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Trafficator reinstallation issues
>
>
>    - I got everything together this morning.
>    -
>    - I was under the mistaken impression that the three flathead screws
>    shown in the earlier photo should stay in place and that three additional
>    screws should pass through the plate on the end of the stator tube and
>    somehow thread into the holes in the copper ring.  (Those holes and the
>    three smaller holes on the plate were apparently designed to slip over
>    locator pins which were present on some units, though not mine.).  In any
>    case after a lot of good and patient advice from folks over on this list
>    and the AH Experience site I finally saw the error of my ways, removed the
>    three screws and passed them through the countersunk holes on the plate and
>    into the trafficator.
>    -
>    - Despite varying opinions as to whether or not the olive should be
>    split to allow for installation I was able to get the solid one sent to me
>    by David Nock started onto the stator tube and by using the nut I drove it
>    home.  I'll finish lubing and wiring tomorrow hopefully.
>    -
>    - This is one of those jobs that we will probably do only once if at
>    all during our ownership but in case there is a "next time" for me I am now
>    ready and what took me hours will probably take minutes.
>    -
>    - Thanks all for your patience--Michael Oritt
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2020 at 9:45 AM John Harper via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Curt
>
> So that everybody is aware Lucas used as a general view odd sizes of BA as
> well as 5BA as you correctly said.
>
> Best regards
>
> On Mon, 7 Sep 2020 at 14:39, Curtis Arndt via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Gentlemen,
>
> First, I fat fingered my response, the screws are no. 5 BA.  See attached.
>
> Second, there should be absolutely no need for alignment pins.
>
> Just use the correct three countersunk holes in the stator tube, get one
> started, center the switch on the plate, and the rest will follow.
>
> -Curt
>
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2020 at 5:58 AM <warthodson at aol.com> wrote:
>
> I have re-read your description of the problem & if I understand your
> issue I have 2 suggestions.
> Would it be possible to use some temporary, low tack glue (such as common
> glue stick) to adhere the thin copper or brass piece in place while you are
> assembling the assembly?
> Would it also help to only use 1 #4BA counter sunk screw & 2 longer,
> thinner, non-threaded, temporary "pins" to assist in alignment? The "pins"
> would be removed after you get one #4BA screw started enough that it would
> stay in place.
> Gary Hodson
>
>
>
>
> 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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