[Healeys] wire wheel balance

[David Z]

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 at hansencc.net>
To: "healeys" <healeys at 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