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Re: [Healeys] Bulb holder issue

To: healeys@autox.team.net, Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bulb holder issue
From: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 22:03:48 +0000 (UTC)
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 Again, WD 40 is not a lubricant.=C2=A0 It's purpose is to displace water.=
=C2=A0 In the past I have used it inside a distributor cap that got wet to =
get the car running again.Mike MacLean

    On Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 1:11:35 PM PST, Kees Oudesluijs <coude=
sluijs@chello.nl> wrote: =20
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You could always try to get some WD-40 in the socket to reduce the friction=
 to rotate the bulb.
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Kees Oudesluijs
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 Op 27-11-2019 om 19:44 schreef Mike Sinclair:
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I have a similar problem with my dining room light fixture, which uses the =
high-intensity bulbs.=C2=A0 The only way to rotate them is with my thumbs.=
=C2=A0 The real problem is that the socket gets loose, and just rotates wit=
h the bulb.=C2=A0 I have taken most of them apart and re-tightened them, bu=
t hard to get at, especially when standing on a short ladder.
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Mike
 On 11/26/2019 5:41 PM, jim via Healeys wrote:
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  Like this?
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      On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 9:56:16 PM UTC, Michael Oritt <michael=
.oritt@gmail.com> wrote: =20
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     I have been struggling with the removal/replacement of the halogen tai=
llight bulbs on my car.=C2=A0I simply cannot get q good enough grip on the =
bulb to push/turn and remove it from the bayonet socket.=C2=A0 Unlike later=
 cars the glass lens on the 100 is almost flat, the bulb is straight with n=
o shoulder and does not project very far beyond the surface of the receptac=
le.=C2=A0
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 I'm sure there is a trick here--can anyone share it with me?
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        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Again, WD 40 is not a 
lubricant.&nbsp; It's purpose is to displace water.&nbsp; In the past I have 
used it inside a distributor cap that got wet to get the car running 
again.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Mike 
MacLean<br></div><div><br></div>
        
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                    On Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 1:11:35 PM PST, Kees 
Oudesluijs &lt;coudesluijs@chello.nl&gt; wrote:
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    <p>You could always try to get some WD-40 in the socket to reduce
      the friction to rotate the bulb.</p>
    <p>Kees Oudesluijs</p>
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    <div class="yiv8393611067moz-cite-prefix">Op 27-11-2019 om 19:44 schreef 
Mike
      Sinclair:<br>
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      <p><font face="Tahoma">I have a similar problem with my dining
          room light fixture, which uses the high-intensity bulbs.&nbsp; The
          only way to rotate them is with my thumbs.&nbsp; The real problem
          is that the socket gets loose, and just rotates with the
          bulb.&nbsp; I have taken most of them apart and re-tightened them,
          but hard to get at, especially when standing on a short
          ladder.</font></p>
      <p><font face="Tahoma">Mike</font></p>
      <div class="yiv8393611067moz-cite-prefix">On 11/26/2019 5:41 PM, jim via
        Healeys wrote:<br>
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          <div dir="ltr">Like this?<br>
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            <div> On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 9:56:16 PM UTC, Michael
              Oritt <a rel="nofollow" 
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ymailto="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com"; target="_blank" 
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style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana, 
Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">I have been 
struggling
                      with the removal/replacement of the halogen
                      taillight bulbs on my car.&nbsp;</span><span 
style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, 
sans-serif;font-size:13px;">I simply cannot get q
                      good enough grip on the bulb to push/turn and
                      remove it from the bayonet socket.&nbsp; Unlike later
                      cars the glass lens on the 100 is almost flat, the
                      bulb is straight with no shoulder and does not
                      project very far beyond the surface of the
                      receptacle.&nbsp;</span><br 
style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, 
sans-serif;font-size:13px;">
                    <br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana, Arial, 
Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">
                    <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana, 
Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">I'm sure there is a
                      trick here--can anyone share it with me?</span><br>
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class="yiv8393611067ydp263fd0cfyiv1384205683gmail_default" 
style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana, 
Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br>
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style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana, 
Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Best--Michael 
Oritt</span></div>
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