Hi Alex,
That is an easy one to fix but does take some fiddling.
The position of the trafficator switch lever is adjusted by loosening
the nut on the bottom of the stator tube at the front of the steering
box. Loosen the nut enough to easily rotate the switch then tighten it
up again.
You will probably find that the switch rotates a little as you tighten
the nut and may have to offset things a little before tightening to get
it right.
DON'T try to twist the switch straight. It is very easy to crack the
stator tube at the bottom of the slot which is cut in it to allow for
steering wheel adjustment.
Michael Salter
www.precisionsportscar.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Alex
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:56 AM
To: Healeys (E-mail)
Subject: Trafficator question
After reading over the recent thread on re-inserting the steering tube
wiring, and looking over Steve Byers' notes on removing the turn signal
switch, as well as the great series of 25 photos at
www.wavewired.net/~tracy/trafficator/trafficator.htm I still have a
question.
My trafficator is slightly canted to the left. That is, whoever
reassembled
the steering wheel on my car at some point in its murky past caused a
slight
error of far less than 120 degrees. As such, the trafficator at rest
doesn't
sit at the top of the wheel---it's slightly offset to the left.
After re-reading all the notes and looking at the photos, I'm at a loss
to
figure out why this is so. Can someone explain why, and what needs to be
done to correct it? I've noticed this error on some other Healeys, too.
Thanks!
== Alex in Maine
1960 BT7 "Blue Mainie"
Former owner 1957 100-6, 1967 BJ8
Amateur Radio AI2Q
http://users.adelphia.net/~alexmm/ai2q.htm
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