Hey, I'm not the DPO, I'm the CPO (Current permanent owner), so I can cut
all the holes I want! Actually, cutting the hole was not my original
idea...the car came with a hole in the bottom pan under the front U-joint,
but it looked like it was made by running the car over a stake in the
ground. I just cleaned it up and made a cover plate. But after the new
front U-joint I bought to replace the original showed up with a grease
fitting installed, I thought the access hole was a good idea. I'm not sure
how the designers of this configuration thought anybody was supposed to
lubricate the front U-joint. Pulling the driveshaft out everytime you want
to do this is a little much.
Steve "The Butcher" Byers
Havelock, NC
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "009"
'66 Healey BJ8 HBJ8L/36666 "TARHEELY"
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> From: Gerard Chateauvieux <gchateauvieux@macromedia.com>
> To: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Steve Byers
<byers@cconnect.net>
> Cc: Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net>; mgs@autox.team.net;
healeys@autox.team.net; british-cars@autox.team.net; kerch@parc.xerox.com
> Subject: Re: Pulling Engine/Trans=Can't find...
> Date: Monday, May 19, 1997 5:10 PM
>
> Not as bad as the LAME PO of mine. He hacked open the top half of the
> tunnel from rearward of the shifter clear to the firewall!. Worst hack
job
> I've ever seen. It will be back to normal soon though.
>
> Gerard
>
> At 3:27 PM 5/18/97, Berry Kercheval wrote:
> >>>>"Steve Byers" said:
> > > I made it easier by cutting a
> > > hole in the bottom pan under the front U-joint
> >
> >ACK! DPO!
> >
> > > and making a cover plate for this hole.
> >
> >Well, at least you made the cover! I've had two sprites, both with this
hole
> >cut and nary a cover in sight. Good for you.
> >
> >
> > --berry
> >
> >Berry Kercheval :: kerch@parc.xerox.com :: Xerox Palo Alto Research
Center
>
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> Gerard Chateavieux
> 3D and Graphic Artist
> Macromedia- Redwood Shores Engineering
>
> http://www.joesplanet.com/gerard/
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