Many of you weighed in last January when I posted my question on keeping the
rear shocks tight. A machinist friend manufactured the mounting plates
based on the attached drawing. He also CNC machined 3/8" thick hardened
steel "spacer/washers" that I used between the shock body ears and the lock
washers. He charged me $100 for his work, which took him a couple of hours
(I supplied the stock). Special thanks to Michael Salter and Larry Varley
for the ideas, and Ian Hey, who was the source of the drawing. I didn't
drive the car much between then and when I pulled the engine last November,
but the bolts stayed tight. Nonetheless, I decided to take advantage of
having things apart now and upgraded to Grade 10 socket head bolts (5/16"
hex key) from the Grade 8 button head bolts I first used, and added a
locking nut on the back side of the threaded plate. The 5/16" socket head
allows for better torque with an Allen wrench, which is necessary on the
rear bolts due to interference from the shock arm. The front bolts can be
tightened with a hex key socket on a long extension. Thought I'd share a
photo of the final assembly. So far, so good. Thanks, guys!
Bruce Steele
Brea, CA
1960 BN7
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bruce
Steele
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2016 4:09 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Keeping rear shock bolts tight
Seeking ideas on how to keep the rear shock mount bolts tight. They work
loose every 1,500 to 2,000 miles, and tightening them is routine with my
annual maintenance. I currently have grade 8 bolts, nuts and split washers.
Grade 5 bolts, nuts, and split washers were no worse (or better) than the
grade 8. Tried Nord-Lock washers 2 years ago after someone posted about
them on this list. They loosened more quickly than split washers. Tried
thread locker and nylocks as well, neither of which were better than split
washers.
Anyone have a method that actually keeps the hardware tight?
Bruce Steele
Brea, CA
1960 BN7
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