[Healeys] Steering Stator 'Lantern' Bush

[Bob Spidell]

Hi Chris,

The 6-cyl cars have one in the column outer of the shaft (I think the 
column might be back-cut to accommodate it). I think I'll get one and 
cut it down.

Cheers,
Bob


On 4/13/2025 7:10 PM, Chris Dimmock wrote:
> Mini’s & sprites use a felt. Soak in your favourite oil flavour, and 
> poke it down with a flat screwdriver
> The shape means it doesn’t need “tying” Bob.
> 4b57cd62-d1d5-49cc-bc3d-7ae96cfe2ce2-1.jpg
> Felt Bush - Steering Column - Bottom 
> <https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/sprite/steering/felt-bush-steering-col-bottm.aspx>
> ahspares.co.uk 
> <https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/sprite/steering/felt-bush-steering-col-bottm.aspx>
>
> <https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/sprite/steering/felt-bush-steering-col-bottm.aspx>
>
> Don’t big healeys use something similar? I’m sure I used something 
> similar on my 100 about 40 years ago
> Best
> Chris
>
>> On 14 Apr 2025, at 11:19 am, Patrick and Caroline Quinn via Healeys 
>> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> G'day
>>
>> I asked the same question and at the top you cut the leather so there 
>> are two thin strips that you tie together around the stator tube. 
>> Have tried o-rings and they do decompose.
>>
>> Hoo Roo
>>
>> Patrick Quinn
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Monday, 14 April 2025 9:57 AM
>> To: Patrick and Caroline Quinn <p.cquinn at outlook.com>; Healeys 
>> <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering Stator 'Lantern' Bush
>>
>> Thanks, Patrick. That's a thought, although I'd have to tie the 
>> leather--how to tie it?--farther down the stator tube to avoid the 
>> slot for the adjustable steering wheel. Maybe an additional felt 
>> bush, like the one already present at the top of the DWM column? Or, 
>> possibly, some O-rings (which would likely decompose eventually)?
>>
>> bs
>>
>> On 4/13/2025 4:43 PM, Patrick and Caroline Quinn wrote:
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I have the lantern bush in the steering column of the BN3 which has 
>>> a non-adjustable BN2 box/column.
>>>
>>> It still rattles.
>>>
>>> It's been suggested that tying a strip of leather around the stator 
>>> tube adjacent to the steering wheel and brushing the leather with 
>>> oil will stop the rattle while still enabling the stator tube a 
>>> little bit of flexibility. I have yet to do it, but have seen it 
>>> done to other Austin-Healeys and it works.
>>>
>>> Hoo Roo
>>>
>>> Patrick Quinn
>>> Blue Mountains, Australia
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Bob
>>> Spidell via Healeys
>>> Sent: Monday, 14 April 2025 9:09 AM
>>> To: Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>>> Subject: [Healeys] Steering Stator 'Lantern' Bush
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I'm installing a DWM steering column/box in my BJ8. I've had a 'knock'
>>> from somewhere around the fascia when going over bumps that has
>>> annoyed me for years--a worse one was eliminated when I sound a small
>>> spanner in the 'black hole' in the chassis--and I'm hoping, maybe the
>>> new column will solve this problem (among numerous others with the old
>>> box). On my
>>> BN2 there was a stator tube 'lantern bush,' which looks like it's
>>> there to prevent the stator from banging against the inside of the
>>> hollow shaft, as unlikely as that may be, and I thought I'd install
>>> one in the
>>> BJ8 just for yucks. Anyone know where to find these, discussed here:
>>>
>>> https://www.ahexp.com/forum/the-100-forum.4/lantern-bushing.301737/
>>>
>>> Expecting no luck, any thought on putting some sort of washer or 
>>> sleeve on the stator tube?
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>
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