Two years ago, I had a severe rear-end shake at rather high speed. I
initially attributed it to a flat tire, but upon slowing down, the shake
went away. After much assessment, I phoned Hendrix and after explaining my
plight, they said they've "never seen a correctly machined Healey" brake
drum and that could be my problem. I ended up sending them my drums and as I
recall, they added 2.25 oz to one and 2.75 to the other. The car now rides
better than it ever has at any speed, making a huge difference for me.
David Z.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Shope" <healeymanjim@hansencc.net>
To: "healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 10:22 PM
Subject: [Healeys] wire wheel balance
>a while back i posted some info about having cars shake even after
>balancing
> the wheels and traced it down to rear brake drums that were eccentric or
> unbalanced. one drum had about 125 grams taken off one side in order to
> balance up. made a hell of a difference by stopping the shaking from the
> rear
> of the car. healeymanjim
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