Subject: [Healeys] Leaf Spring Assembly Finished

From: Michael MacLean <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:55:38 +0000 (UTC)

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Well, the driver's side finished=C2=A0 tonight anyway.=C2=A0 Just wanted to=
 let the list know I assembled the axle to the leaf spring tonight.=C2=A0 M=
any thanks for all the suggestions from the list on how to do this.=C2=A0 I=
 ended up doing it the way restorer Lynn Martin told me. (www.4everhealeys.=
com)=C2=A0 Curt Arndt of the San Diego club got me in touch with Lynn.=C2=
=A0 In an email Lynn explained how he does it.=C2=A0 Put a floor jack under=
 the leaf spring and wrap a chain under the floor jack and around the axle =
housing inside of the u-bolt location.=C2=A0 I used a tie down strap instea=
d of a chain.=C2=A0 Worked just fine.=C2=A0 You then set a bottle jack on t=
op of the floor jack and under the u-bolt plate and lift the spring into pl=
ace with the bottle jack.=C2=A0 Easy peezy.=C2=A0 Well, not that easy.=C2=
=A0 Took a little fiddling to get everything to line up so the packing piec=
e and the u-bolt plate hole lined up with the pin on the bottom of the leaf=
 spring.=C2=A0 At the same time the hole in the welded box section of the a=
xle had to line up with the pin on the top of the leaf spring.=C2=A0 I had =
to persuade the axle housing to move a little towards the passenger side to=
 get the top pin in the hole.=C2=A0 The panhard bar bushings had to be comp=
ressed a little to get everything in place.=C2=A0 I used another tie down s=
trap wrapped around the frame to pull it in the right direction.=C2=A0 The =
pumpkin was held up into place with another floor jack.=C2=A0 Tomorrow the =
other side, then on to the front suspension which is all rebuilt.=C2=A0 It =
just needs to be bolted in.=C2=A0 Can't exactly see the light at the end of=
 the tunnel yet, but it's moving along. I have included a picture to help i=
llustrate what Lynn was talking about.=C2=A0 The second picture is a little=
 fuzzy, but shows everything connected.Mike MacLean

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<html><head></head><body><div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-fami=
ly:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div>Well, the =
driver's side finished&nbsp; tonight anyway.&nbsp; Just wanted to let the l=
ist know I assembled the axle to the leaf spring tonight.&nbsp; Many thanks=
 for all the suggestions from the list on how to do this.&nbsp; I ended up =
doing it the way restorer Lynn Martin told me. (www.4everhealeys.com)&nbsp;=
 Curt Arndt of the San Diego club got me in touch with Lynn.&nbsp; In an em=
ail Lynn explained how he does it.&nbsp; Put a floor jack under the leaf sp=
ring and wrap a chain under the floor jack and around the axle housing insi=
de of the u-bolt location.&nbsp; I used a tie down strap instead of a chain=
.&nbsp; Worked just fine.&nbsp; You then set a bottle jack on top of the fl=
oor jack and under the u-bolt plate and lift the spring into place with the=
 bottle jack.&nbsp; Easy peezy.&nbsp; Well, not that easy.&nbsp; Took a lit=
tle fiddling to get everything to line up so the packing piece and the u-bo=
lt plate hole lined up with the pin on the bottom of the leaf spring.&nbsp;=
 At the same time the hole in the welded box section of the axle had to lin=
e up with the pin on the top of the leaf spring.&nbsp; I had to persuade th=
e axle housing to move a little towards the passenger side to get the top p=
in in the hole.&nbsp; The panhard bar bushings had to be compressed a littl=
e to get everything in place.&nbsp; I used another tie down strap wrapped a=
round the frame to pull it in the right direction.&nbsp; The pumpkin was he=
ld up into place with another floor jack.&nbsp; Tomorrow the other side, th=
en on to the front suspension which is all rebuilt.&nbsp; It just needs to =
be bolted in.&nbsp; Can't exactly see the light at the end of the tunnel ye=
t, but it's moving along. I have included a picture to help illustrate what=
 Lynn was talking about.&nbsp; The second picture is a little fuzzy, but sh=
ows everything connected.</div><div>Mike MacLean<br></div></div></body></ht=
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From: Michael Salter <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:27:05 -0400

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Just be thankful that your car isn't a BN1 where you have to add a tapered
wedge into the equation =F0=9F=98=B3

On Wed, Jun 12, 2019, 5:56 AM Michael MacLean, <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Well, the driver's side finished  tonight anyway.  Just wanted to let the
> list know I assembled the axle to the leaf spring tonight.  Many thanks f=
or
> all the suggestions from the list on how to do this.  I ended up doing it
> the way restorer Lynn Martin told me. (www.4everhealeys.com)  Curt Arndt
> of the San Diego club got me in touch with Lynn.  In an email Lynn
> explained how he does it.  Put a floor jack under the leaf spring and wra=
p
> a chain under the floor jack and around the axle housing inside of the
> u-bolt location.  I used a tie down strap instead of a chain.  Worked jus=
t
> fine.  You then set a bottle jack on top of the floor jack and under the
> u-bolt plate and lift the spring into place with the bottle jack.  Easy
> peezy.  Well, not that easy.  Took a little fiddling to get everything to
> line up so the packing piece and the u-bolt plate hole lined up with the
> pin on the bottom of the leaf spring.  At the same time the hole in the
> welded box section of the axle had to line up with the pin on the top of
> the leaf spring.  I had to persuade the axle housing to move a little
> towards the passenger side to get the top pin in the hole.  The panhard b=
ar
> bushings had to be compressed a little to get everything in place.  I use=
d
> another tie down strap wrapped around the frame to pull it in the right
> direction.  The pumpkin was held up into place with another floor jack.
> Tomorrow the other side, then on to the front suspension which is all
> rebuilt.  It just needs to be bolted in.  Can't exactly see the light at
> the end of the tunnel yet, but it's moving along. I have included a pictu=
re
> to help illustrate what Lynn was talking about.  The second picture is a
> little fuzzy, but shows everything connected.
> Mike MacLean
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<div dir=3D"auto">Just be thankful that your car isn&#39;t a BN1 where you =
have to add a tapered wedge into the equation =F0=9F=98=B3</div><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 12, 2=
019, 5:56 AM Michael MacLean, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
">[email-masked]</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"><div><div class=3D"m_2347410470341958591yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"fo=
nt-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:16px"><div>Well, t=
he driver&#39;s side finished=C2=A0 tonight anyway.=C2=A0 Just wanted to le=
t the list know I assembled the axle to the leaf spring tonight.=C2=A0 Many=
 thanks for all the suggestions from the list on how to do this.=C2=A0 I en=
ded up doing it the way restorer Lynn Martin told me. (<a href=3D"http://ww=
w.4everhealeys.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">www.4everhealeys.c=
om</a>)=C2=A0 Curt Arndt of the San Diego club got me in touch with Lynn.=
=C2=A0 In an email Lynn explained how he does it.=C2=A0 Put a floor jack un=
der the leaf spring and wrap a chain under the floor jack and around the ax=
le housing inside of the u-bolt location.=C2=A0 I used a tie down strap ins=
tead of a chain.=C2=A0 Worked just fine.=C2=A0 You then set a bottle jack o=
n top of the floor jack and under the u-bolt plate and lift the spring into=
 place with the bottle jack.=C2=A0 Easy peezy.=C2=A0 Well, not that easy.=
=C2=A0 Took a little fiddling to get everything to line up so the packing p=
iece and the u-bolt plate hole lined up with the pin on the bottom of the l=
eaf spring.=C2=A0 At the same time the hole in the welded box section of th=
e axle had to line up with the pin on the top of the leaf spring.=C2=A0 I h=
ad to persuade the axle housing to move a little towards the passenger side=
 to get the top pin in the hole.=C2=A0 The panhard bar bushings had to be c=
ompressed a little to get everything in place.=C2=A0 I used another tie dow=
n strap wrapped around the frame to pull it in the right direction.=C2=A0 T=
he pumpkin was held up into place with another floor jack.=C2=A0 Tomorrow t=
he other side, then on to the front suspension which is all rebuilt.=C2=A0 =
It just needs to be bolted in.=C2=A0 Can&#39;t exactly see the light at the=
 end of the tunnel yet, but it&#39;s moving along. I have included a pictur=
e to help illustrate what Lynn was talking about.=C2=A0 The second picture =
is a little fuzzy, but shows everything connected.</div><div>Mike MacLean<b=
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 14:50:27 +0000

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