Oh No...this could be ugly!
The bolts tend to freeze in the bushing in the carrier.
to begin with and if the bolt broke...it means it's
frozen in the hub and instead of the bolt swiveling
in the hub, the bolt has been swiveling in the upright.
Take a good look at the holes in the upright, if it's at
all elongated.... you'll probably have to pull the
whole axle out... take it to the bench to hammer
on it hard enough to get the bolt out of the carrier.
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack" <jkagy@bpsom.com>
To: "spitfire maillist" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 9:57 PM
Subject: new discovery
> I had written to the list last week about a problem w/ my 78 Spitfire.
The
> rear end of the body had dropped and the rear wheels tilted in more than
usual
> and the car wanted to swerve a little. A couple of respondents replied
that
> it sounded like a broken spring.
> I had crawled under the car and didn't see anything wrong. Tonight, to
humor
> my wife, I crawled under again, this time w/ a trouble light.
> I found that the bolt that holds the hub between the vertical link on the
R
> side had broken. Actually it looks like it had been broken for a while,
> explaining a clunking noise I had not been able to diagnose for the past
year,
> and the hub had finally slipped out from between the two parts of the
link.
> I've ordered a new bolt, nut and washers, as well as new sent.
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