Subject: [Healeys] Lower Stator Tube for Trafficator

From: Harold Manifold <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2023 14:49:52 -0800

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Hello,

I have started to road test my car and discovered the trafficator rotates
with the steering wheel. The car has adjustable steering and further
investigation strongly indicates the upper and lower stator tubes are not
connecting inside the steering column.

Question - Can the lower stator tube be removed through the steering wheel
end of the steering column?

Any tips and suggestions on how to do this job are appreciated.

Thanks... Harold

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I have started to road test my c=
ar and discovered the trafficator rotates with the steering wheel. The car =
has adjustable=C2=A0steering and further investigation strongly indicates t=
he upper and lower stator tubes are not connecting inside the steering colu=
mn.</div><div><br></div><div>Question - Can the lower stator tube be remove=
d through the steering wheel end of the steering column?</div><div><br></di=
v><div>Any tips and suggestions on how to do this job are appreciated.</div=
><div><br></div><div>Thanks... Harold</div></div>

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From: Hank Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 03:10:50 +0000 boundary="=_ea11dba021d2f8a1359c1865655d3712" /xUZ11kLqIVR45+WZhYKszjSgCS26tsW+RxJ3UBlRgOoJ3lFzIA3hUCsjFHGiKrrE7C4vEQivEP6JuLj4VKFHgEtUL/TjlgRsWw=

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Good explanation Bob. If the stator is damaged AH Spares has=0Areplaceme=
nts. After checking the position of the long stator groove=0Aand tighten=
ing the Olive nut, the other item to secure are the grub=0Ascrews in the=
 steering hub. Make sure they are in good condition and=0Anot stripped o=
r too short to steady the trafficator disc.=0AAh!...threading the harnes=
s...a patience test. I have found the best=0Away to fish it is with fish=
 line and one inner metal sleeve (remove=0Aouter rubber) from a Lucas in=
line connector.Tighty tape and line up=0Aall of the bullets, single file=
, with the metal sleeve connected to=0Athe longest wire of the harness.=
 Two people work best-wife at drivers=0Aseat to thread the harness (spea=
k softly) and you at the bottom end to=0As-l-o-w-l-y pull the harness th=
ru by the fishing line. When the clip=0Ashows carefully wiggle it out of=
 the end of the stator, then pull the=0Aother wires slowly thru and unwr=
ap. Thank the wife and you're ready to=0Ahook up the trafficator harness=
 to the body harness. Keep the=0Athreading line and connector in a drawe=
r for the next time the=0Atrafficator screws up. Hank, healeyhelper.com=
=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------From: "Bob Spidell"=
 =0ATo: [email-masked]=0ACc: =0ASent: Sunday February 12 2023 6:=
38:38PM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Lower Stator Tube for Trafficator=0A=0A=
 You have to pull the trafficator wiring harness up through the stator=
=0A regardless to get the trafficator out and the wheel off. Once you've=
=0A done that, I can't think of an easy way to grab the stator, so you'r=
e=0A better off just pulling the stator out at the box (i.e. 'by the=0Ab=
ook').=0A=0A Two things cause the trafficator to rotate with the wheel:=
 the stator=0A isn't secured by the olive and nut at the box end, or one=
 or both of=0Athe=0A sections--long lower and short upper--are damaged s=
omehow. They=0Aaren't=0A technically connected, the short upper part sli=
des inside the lower=0Aand=0A has a dimple that fits in a slot in the lo=
wer. The slot is cut square=0A and it often cracks at the end (it should=
 be radiused IMO).=0A=0A When you get everything back together, presumab=
ly with a new stator,=0A make sure there's a small gap--20 thou or so--b=
etween the trafficator=0A and the hub so the hub doesn't drag the traffi=
cator when you turn.=0ACheck=0A first to see that it's not just a loose=
 olive and nut; if so, it will=0A likely leak quite a bit, but it's an e=
asy fix.=0A=0A Bob=0A=0A On 2/12/2023 2:49 PM, Harold Manifold wrote:=0A=
 > Hello,=0A >=0A > I have started to road test my car and discovered th=
e trafficator=0A > rotates with the steering wheel. The car has adjustab=
le steering=0Aand=0A > further investigation strongly indicates the uppe=
r and lower stator=0A > tubes are not connecting inside the steering col=
umn.=0A >=0A > Question - Can the lower stator tube be removed through t=
he=0Asteering=0A > wheel end of the steering column?=0A >=0A > Any tips=
 and suggestions on how to do this job are appreciated.=0A >=0A > Thanks=
.. Harold=0A >=0A=0A _______________________________________________=0A=
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<html><body>Good explanation Bob. If the stator is damaged AH Spares has=
 replacements. After checking the position of the long stator groove and=
 tightening the Olive nut, the other item to secure are the grub screws=
 in the steering hub.&nbsp; Make sure they are in good condition and not=
 stripped or too short to steady the trafficator disc.<div><br></div><di=
v>Ah!...threading the harness...a patience test. I have found the best w=
ay to fish it is with fish line and one inner metal sleeve (remove outer=
 rubber) from a Lucas inline connector.Tighty tape and line up all of th=
e bullets, single file, with the metal sleeve connected to&nbsp; the lon=
gest wire of the harness.&nbsp; Two people work best-wife at drivers sea=
t to thread the harness (speak softly) and you at the bottom end to s-l-=
o-w-l-y pull the harness thru by the fishing line. When the clip shows c=
arefully wiggle it out of the end of the stator, then pull the other wir=
es slowly thru and unwrap. Thank the wife and you're ready to hook up th=
e trafficator harness to the body harness. Keep the threading line and c=
onnector in a drawer for the next time the trafficator screws up. Hank,=
 healeyhelper.com<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>---=
--------------------------------------</p>From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@=
comcast.net><br>To: [email-masked]<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Sunday Febru=
ary 12 2023 6:38:38PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lower Stator Tube for Tr=
afficator<br><br>=0AYou have to pull the trafficator wiring harness up t=
hrough the=0Astator<br>=0Aregardless to get the trafficator out and the=
 wheel off. Once=0Ayou've<br>=0Adone that, I can't think of an easy way=
 to grab the stator, so=0Ayou're<br>=0Abetter off just pulling the stato=
r out at the box (i.e. 'by the=0Abook').<br><br>=0ATwo things cause the=
 trafficator to rotate with the wheel: the=0Astator<br>=0Aisn't secured=
 by the olive and nut at the box end, or one or both=0Aof the<br>=0Asect=
ions--long lower and short upper--are damaged somehow. They=0Aaren't<br>=
=0Atechnically connected, the short upper part slides inside the lower=
=0Aand<br>=0Ahas a dimple that fits in a slot in the lower. The slot is=
 cut=0Asquare<br>=0Aand it often cracks at the end (it should be radiuse=
d IMO).<br><br>=0AWhen you get everything back together, presumably with=
 a new=0Astator,<br>=0Amake sure there's a small gap--20 thou or so--bet=
ween the=0Atrafficator<br>=0Aand the hub so the hub doesn't drag the tra=
fficator when you turn.=0ACheck<br>=0Afirst to see that it's not just a=
 loose olive and nut; if so, it=0Awill<br>=0Alikely leak quite a bit, bu=
t it's an easy fix.<br><br>=0ABob<br><br>=0AOn 2/12/2023 2:49 PM, Harold=
 Manifold wrote:<br>=0A&gt; Hello,<br>=0A&gt;<br>=0A&gt; I have started=
 to road test my car and discovered the=0Atrafficator<br>=0A&gt; rotates=
 with the steering wheel. The car has=0Aadjustable&nbsp;steering and<br>=
=0A&gt; further investigation strongly indicates the upper and lower=0As=
tator<br>=0A&gt; tubes are not connecting inside the steering column.<br=
>=0A&gt;<br>=0A&gt; Question - Can the lower stator tube be removed thro=
ugh the=0Asteering<br>=0A&gt; wheel end of the steering column?<br>=0A&g=
t;<br>=0A&gt; Any tips and suggestions on how to do this job are=0Aappre=
ciated.<br>=0A&gt;<br>=0A&gt; Thanks... Harold<br>=0A&gt;<br><br>=0A____=
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