Gary -
If you buy from Moss, you most definitely should buy them through a
Healey Specialist like www.britishcarspecialists.com. The Nocks will
sell the Moss stuff to you at the same price as Moss, but the Nocks
have worked out all of the problem and crappy parts ... they often
supply improved parts through other vendors. David and Norman really
do have all of this stuff sorted, they are great guys. I never order
healey parts directly from Moss, unless it is some non-standard
accessory.
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 5/25/06, GARY MOOMAU <moomau@verizon.net> wrote:
> Hello List:
>
> I see that I was not the only one who incorrectly adjusted the front
> bearings the old fashion way. I put about 50000 miles on my BJ8 before
> taking her (or he, to be politically correct) apart for restoration. In the
> near future I will be removing the old bearings and replacing them. Oh my,
> it just dawned on me, I bought the new bearings from M***. I hope my tires
> do not fall off. Well anyway, in the near future I will take a real close
> look at the old bearing for scoring and wear to see exactly if any thing was
> really damaged. I will let you know.
>
> Speaking of Moss, I keep reading derogatory comments regarding their parts,
> but don't they supply a lot of other supplier we buy parts from? Gee, I do
> not want to open Pandora's Box, but it was just a passing thought. I was
> recently speaking with a well-known Southern California Healey restorer who
> advised me not to buy replacement gears for my transmission from Moss.
> After a while, I just can not figure out who to buy parts from, what parts
> to be cautious of, and what parts have to be modified to fit my car,
> especially when they are advertised as "original" parts.
>
> There I go again, thinking too much. Thanks for listening. Everybody have
> a great Memorial Day weekend. For those of you living outside of the U.S.,
> go ahead and take Monday off and tell your boss I said you could.
>
> Gary Moomau, "67 BJ8
>
> Yucaipa, CA
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