[Healeys] wheel

[Michael Oritt]

I also found it easier to pull a light messenger line up through the stator
via a fish tape from the top rather than trying to manipulate the tape from
the bottom end.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 12:58 PM Tom Mitchell <drtommitch at gmail.com> wrote:

> One point (btw I agree with cutting and replacing the bullet ends is easy
> and safer) is that if you try to force the connectors you stand the risk of
> expanding the tube.
> I didn't this by attaching a wire and pulling the wires through. I didn't
> notice the damage until later. The results is a sloppy trafficator.
> Course another set of eyes and hands don't hurt
>
> Tom
>
> Dr. Tom Mitchell
>
> On Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 12:37 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "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."
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>> I was prepared for a real struggle and since I did not like the condition
>> of the electrical connectors I decided to cut them off and use new
>> ones once I pulled the wires down through the stator tube.
>> This made everything easy and to anyone who has difficulty in pulling the
>> wires with connectors in place please consider cutting them off and
>> renewing them as I did.
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 12:10 AM Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If you do pull the harness out of the stator, I use a rubber stopper to
>>> plug the orifice in the box to keep the lube in the box.  When I’m ready to
>>> run the harness back down the stator, I run a fish tape up from the box,
>>> tie on the leads, appropriately staggered to allow for clearance through
>>> the stator, and pull them through.  It’s messy.  Unless you REALLY need to
>>> remove the wheel, just work around it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bruce Steele
>>>
>>> Brea, CA
>>>
>>> 1960 BN7
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Richard
>>> Kahn
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, January 02, 2021 6:31 PM
>>> *To:* Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>; healeys at autox.team.net
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] wheel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Attach a string or wire to the wires you pull through the stator tube.
>>> You can stagger the wires to aid in sliding them back through. If possible,
>>> you may be able to just pull the wheel to the side, leaving it connected
>>> after you get the trafficator off.
>>>
>>> I would not mess with the steering box if you don't have to. I have just
>>> "unwired" the trafficator and pull the wheel off.  Just be sure you note
>>> which wire connects where they came from. I've done this a few times.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rich
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob
>>> Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, January 2, 2021 5:27 PM
>>> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>> *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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