[Healeys] wheel

[Bob Spidell]

Correction: Now that I've thought about it, you don't have to remove the 
stator; just disconnect the harness in front of the box and draw it out. 
Still a hassle getting it back in.

On 1/2/2021 5:59 PM, llennep at verizon.net wrote:
> I have to agree with Bob.   You say you want the steering wheel out of 
> the way.  Well I can't imagine that a steering wheel out of your way 
> could make any task so easy that it is worth pulling the steering 
> wheel (and traficator!))
> Keith
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Sent: Sat, Jan 2, 2021 8:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] wheel
>
> The wheel is a piece of cake (single large snap ring). The 
> trafficator, which has to be removed first, is a real PITA. The usual 
> 'technique' is to disconnect the trafficator harness at the front of 
> the car,and pull the movable part out. But, it's possible, if you have 
> enough slack in the harness, to pull the top part of the stator tube 
> out and disconnect the wiring at the hub (take lots of photos). All 
> things considered, I think Plan A is the least hassle; drain the 
> steering box first (you'll lose most of the fluid anyway when you 
> loosen the olive). Plan B involves messing with a lot of small, 
> non-standard screws, which have a tendency to evaporate.
>
> Possibly the hardest part (Plan A) is feeding the harness wires back 
> through the lower portion of the stator tube to replace the wheel/hub.
>
> Bob
>
> On 1/2/2021 2:55 PM, Mike Sinclair wrote:
> How much trouble is it to remove the steering wheel on a BJ8?  And how 
> much trouble to put it back?  I just want it out of the way temporarily.
> Mike
>

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