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from [Al Fuller] [Permanent Link][Original]
To: Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Replacing coil springs
From: Al Fuller <alfuller194@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:05:19 -0700
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Simon, what happened that required you to undertake removing the coil
springs? That seems like a major enough job that something substantial must
be off.

I ask because it occurs to me that whatever else is wrong might be
interfering with the coil springs refit.

________________
Sent from my phone
Best Regards,
Al Fuller

On Sun, Oct 25, 2026, 9:15=E2=80=AFAM Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> MkII BT7 3000.
>
> So, my files show that I enquired about this back in October 1999 and
> that I received sound advice that enabled me to remove and replace my
> car=E2=80=99s front springs.
>
> I discovered, too late, that coil compressors wouldn=E2=80=99t fit and I =
used 4,
> for safety=E2=80=99s sake, 6=E2=80=9D lengths of threaded rod. This worke=
d well.
>
> So=E2=80=A6..the other day, I removed my car=E2=80=99s front rhs spring. =
No
> trouble=E2=80=A6slowly, slowly catchee monkey.
>
> But, I=E2=80=99m having a helluva job getting the spring back on. As so o=
ften,
> per the book, replacing is not the reverse of removing. With a lot of
> effort/brute force and ignorance I have managed to replace the rearmost
> pair. But the various layers simply won=E2=80=99t quite line up for the t=
wo nearest
> the engine. A couple of mm, but that=E2=80=99s all it takes to prevent th=
at 3/8=E2=80=9D
> bolt lining up and going through.
>
> I=E2=80=99ve tried every combination that I can think of=E2=80=A6.looseni=
ng
> some/tightening others=E2=80=A6up/down..whatever. That elusive couple of =
mm.
>
> I seem to be missing the point somewhere. Can you guys think of what I=E2=
=80=99m
> doing wrong or what I may have forgotten?? Any advice would be more than
> welcome=E2=80=A6.
>
> I have ordered four 12=E2=80=9D lengths of 3/8=E2=80=9D threaded rod and =
the appropriate
> bolts. I hope I may be able to line them up that way ie starting from a
> lower point and going up from there.
>
> Another question=E2=80=A6.the car is going in to a garage in a couple of =
weeks.
> My question is this=E2=80=A6would it be safe enough to drive the car with=
 two of
> its proper bolts in the rear two holes and two lengths of 7.98mm in the
> front two?? Yes, I would take it slow.
>
> I=E2=80=99m rapidly running out of patience and energy with this. Not an =
easy one
> without a hoist. Lying on one=E2=80=99s (aged & sore) back whilst fightin=
g with a
> bolshie coil spring is depressing and, seemingly, fruitless.
>
> Any ideas re the two questions, above??
>
> Thanks, Simo n
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Simon, what happened that required you to undertake =
removing the coil springs? That seems like a major enough job that somethin=
g substantial must be off.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"aut=
o">I ask because it occurs to me that whatever else is wrong might be inter=
fering with the coil springs refit.</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=
=3D"gmail_signature">________________<br>Sent from my phone <br>Best Regard=
s,<br>Al Fuller</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_contai=
ner"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 25, 2026, 9:15=E2=80=
=AFAM Simon Lachlan via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.ne=
t">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left=
:1ex"><u></u>






<div>


<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">MkII BT7 3000.</fo=
nt></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">So, my files show =
that I enquired about this back in October 1</font></span><span lang=3D"en-=
gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"A=
ptos">999 and that I received sound advice that enable</font></span><span l=
ang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font=
 face=3D"Aptos">d</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en=
-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos"> me to remove and rep=
lace my car=E2=80=99s front springs.</font></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">I discovered, too =
late, that coil</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-g=
b"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos"> compressors wouldn=E2=
=80=99t fit and I used</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=
=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"> <font face=3D"Aptos">4, for safety=
=E2=80=99s sake, 6=E2=80=9D lengths of threaded rod. This worked well.</fon=
t></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">So=E2=80=A6..the o=
ther day</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></sp=
an><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">, I removed my car=E2=80=99s f=
ront rhs spring. No trouble=E2=80=A6slowly, slowly catchee monkey.</font></=
span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"=
en-gb"></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">But, I=E2=80=99</f=
ont></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span la=
ng=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">m having</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb=
"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Apt=
os"> a helluva job getting the spring back on. As so often, per the book, r=
eplacing is not the reverse</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span =
lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos"> of removin=
g. With a lot of effort/brute force and ignorance I have managed to replace=
</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span=
 lang=3D"en-gb"> <font face=3D"Aptos">the rearmost pair. But the various la=
yers simply won=E2=80=99t quite line up for the two nearest the engine. A c=
ouple o</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></spa=
n><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">f mm, but that=E2=80=99s all it=
 takes to prevent that 3/8=E2=80=9D bolt lining up and going through.</font=
></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">I=E2=80=99ve tried=
 every combination</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"e=
n-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos"> that I can think of=
=E2=80=A6.loosening some/tightening others=E2=80=A6up/down..whatever. That =
elusive couple of</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en=
-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos"></font></span><span l=
ang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"> <fon=
t face=3D"Aptos">mm</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"=
en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">.</font></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">I seem to be missi=
ng the point somewhere. Can you guys think of what I=E2=80=99m doin</font><=
/span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D=
"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">g wrong or what I may have forgotten?? Any adv=
ice would be more than welcome=E2=80=A6.</font></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">I have ordered</fo=
nt></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lan=
g=3D"en-gb"> <font face=3D"Aptos">four</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></=
span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">=
 12</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><s=
pan lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">=E2=80=9D lengths of 3/8=E2=80=9D t=
hreaded rod and the appropriate bolts. I hope</font></span><span lang=3D"en=
-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"=
Aptos"> I may be able to line them up that way ie starting from a lower poi=
nt and going up from there.</font></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">Another questio</f=
ont></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span la=
ng=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">n=E2=80=A6.the car is going in to a garag=
e in a couple of weeks. My question is this=E2=80=A6would it be safe enough=
</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span=
 lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos"> to drive the car with two of its prop=
er bolts</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></sp=
an><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos"> in the rear two holes</font><=
/span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D=
"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos"> and two lengths of</font></span><span lang=3D=
"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=
=3D"Aptos"> 7</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"=
></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">.98mm in the front two??<=
/font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span =
lang=3D"en-gb"> <font face=3D"Aptos">Yes, I would take it slow.</font></spa=
n><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-=
gb"></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">I=E2=80=99m rapidl=
y running out of patien</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=
=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">ce and energy w=
ith this. Not an easy one without a hoist</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"=
></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Apto=
s">. L</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span=
><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">ying on one=E2=80=99s (aged</fon=
t></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=
=3D"en-gb"> <font face=3D"Aptos">&amp; sore) back whilst fighting with a bo=
lshie coil spring is depressing and, seemingly, fruitless.</font></span><sp=
an lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><=
/span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">Any</font></span><=
span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"=
><font face=3D"Aptos"> ideas re the two questions, above??</font></span></p=
>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Aptos">Thanks, Simo n</fo=
nt></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lan=
g=3D"en-gb"></span></p>

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