Actually, the non-adjustable wheels use a stator tube that is a solid
piece top to bottom. The adjustable wheels use a two piece tube with a
slot in the lower part and some stamped bosses in the upper to maintain
their alignment.
The fix for the off center trafficator is the same for both and is
probably a lot simpler for alignment purposes if done by two people. I
see that Mike Salter has explained the rest.
Bill Lawrence
On Apr 5, 2004, at 7:26 AM, Randolph Cooper wrote:
> Alex,
> I've a non-adjustable wheel on my BT7. The trafficator position is
> keyed to a slot in the stator tube. If your trafficator is skewed off
> verticle, you should be able to fix it by loosening the nut holding the
> olive down by the steering box and rotating the stator to the best
> position.
>
> Randy Cooper
>
>>>> "Alex" <alexmm@adelphia.net> 4/5/2004 9:55:42 AM >>>
> 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
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