<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">With all due respect Kees,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Believe me replacing the bearing(s) and seal in a water pump of this type is far from as simple as you "imagine"...<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">First the bearing ID and OD are such that no available ball bearing (required to absorb end thrust) is available. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">The original cartridge bearing uses the hardened shaft itself as the inner bearing race to produce a bearing small enough to fit in yet provide sufficient diameter for the pump shaft.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Obviously a needle bearing would fit in but such bearings will not accommodate end thrust so would be useless in this application. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">The original cartridge bearings actually had a hole in the outer race to allow them to be lubricated in place but as is is so easy to inject too much grease and by so doing dislodge the end seals of the bearings the current practice is to make such bearings "sealed for life" such as in modern water pumps and alternators.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Additionally the "seal" is not a typical "lip" oil seal. It is in fact a combination bellows and carbon plate style seal the carbon of which runs on the face of the impellor and must be capable of preventing cooling system pressure from forcing coolant past the seal without rapidly wearing away.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">As I keep saying; these components were developed over decades of trial and error with the hundreds of thousands of examples produced serving an exacting and rigorous "test bed". Anyone who thinks that they can do better than the engineers of the day without a substantial investment of both money and time is dreamin".. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Michael S<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">BN1 #174 <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Oudesluys <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:coudesluijs@chello.nl" target="_blank">coudesluijs@chello.nl</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>I would imagine that if you have access
to a lathe it should not be to difficult to make up a shaft that
will fit a sealed needle/roller bearing (pulley side) and a ball
bearing (vane side) if both vane and pulley are in serviceable
condition. The seal is not really difficult to replace even when
the outside diameter is a bit smaller one can always fit a thin
wall bush.<br>
You can even fit a grease nipple in the pump housing between the
two bearings but you have to remove the bearing seals on the
inside. I did so on a water pump of a daily driver Jensen Healey
in the late 70's. The internal diameter of the needle bearing ring
was slightly smaller than the internal diameter of the pulley so I
had to make an extra bush to press on the shaft on which I could
press the pulley, but it all worked well and lasted until the car
was taken of the road about 60.000mls later.<br>
<br>
Kees Oudesluijs<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Alex schreef op 6-3-2015 om 0:00:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5">
<div><strong>My original 1967 Healey 3000 had a grease nipple on
the pump.</strong></div>
<div><strong></strong> </div>
<div><strong>== Alex in Maine<br>
<em>"The Blue Mainie," 1960 Austin Healey 3000 BT7<br>
"Conkling," 1946 M.G. TC #1321<br>
Former owner 1957 A-H 100-6, 1967 A-H BJ8, <br>
1965 MG Midget ‹(•¿•)›<br>
</em><a href="http://ai2q.org/" target="_blank"><em>http://ai2q.org/</em></a></strong></div>
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<div>----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div><b>From:</b> <a title="johnbahesr@gmail.com" href="mailto:johnbahesr@gmail.com" target="_blank">JOHN BAHE SR</a> </div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="michaelsalter@gmail.com" href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">Michael Salter</a> </div>
<div><b>Cc:</b> <a title="healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 05, 2015 5:13 PM</div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Water Pump</div>
<div><br>
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<div dir="ltr">
<div>Michael,</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>When I purchased my 1966 BJ8 it came with an extra water
pump that I was told was an original pump that had been
rebuilt, I assume your rebuild kits are for an original
pump but I am not sure how to tell an original 1966 BJ8
pump. The extra pump I have is cast iron but does not have
the opening that shows the copper wire bearing retainer.
The only number on the pump is by the outlet and is 170836.
Any help identifying an original would be appreciated.
Thanks for your time !!</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>John</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 4:54 PM,
Michael Salter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default">Hi Fred,<br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default">The Massey-Ferguson engine is
a derivation of the TR4 wet sleeve 4 cylinder; or
perhaps the other way around :-).<br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default">From memory the seal is the
same as the later BJ7/8 pump but as I recall although
the bearing shaft is the same length and diameter and
the OD of the outer is the same the overall length of
the outer is shorter and the races are closer
together. I have a box of them somewhere back in
Canada.<br>
I think that is the bearing that has been used in the
currently available repro pump..<br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default">I would imagine that it could
be used made to work in an original BJ7/8 pump but it
is not designed for that application and the loads on
the bearings would be substantially increased as a
result of the races being closer together.<br>
<br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default">Michael S<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">
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<div>On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 1:13 AM, Fred
Wescoe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fredwescoe@gmail.com" target="_blank">fredwescoe@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>Years ago, a water pump builder rebuilt
my BJ7 water pump and said the internals
were the same as a Massey Ferguson tractor.<br>
<br>
</div>
Fred<br>
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<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div>
<div>On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 12:37 AM,
WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank">ynotink@msn.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr">I understand that
most of the Brits of the era
shared some parts with tractors,
Triumph especially. For that
reason it's possible to cross
reference water pump repair kits
in some instances and source them
from Tractor Supply stores. It
would be interesting to know if
this is true for the Austin 4s and
6s.<br>
<br>
Bill Lawrence<br>
<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 09:18:24
-0800<span><br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Water
Pump<br>
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</span>
<div>
<p><span>Some parts, like the
impeller seal, are hard to
get if you can find them at
all.</span></p>
<p><span></span> </p>
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<div>
<p><b><span>From:</span></b><span>
Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Adventure
Limousine<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday,
March 2, 2015 6:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Magnus
Karlsson<span><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Healey
Lista<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re:
[Healeys] Water Pump</span></span></p>
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<div>
<p><span>With all of this
talk about water pump
quality, has anyone
considered rebuilding
the original pump with
new bearings and seals?
Just throwing some gas
on this fire.</span></p>
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