Hi Paul
The friction disks are just a piece of 3mm (1/8") plywood. Very simple to
make.
The system is quite ingenious yet quite simple.
Cheers from West Oz
John Rowe
1959 3000
----- Original Message -----
From: "PG" <britishcars@shaw.ca>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 12:11 PM
Subject: Friction Disks on doors
> On the later model Healey, there was a mechanism to hold the door open
when
> ajar.
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> Part of this mechanism included a "friction disk" that was between two
> pieces of metal that tightened as the door opened (actually quite simple
and
> ingenious..)
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>
> Does anybody know what material of the friction disk was made out of.I
need
> to make some replicas.
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> Thanks
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> Paul
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