[Healeys] linkage ball & socket

[rrengineer at dslextreme.com]

Check out Tom's Import Toy Store in Portland, Oregon for linkage parts. 
Tom is a nice guy to talk to and he has many other interesting parts for
Healeys.

http://www.tomsimport.com/new/parts/parts.asp?sect=37&new=1

Mike MacLean
56 BN2
60 AN5


Mark and Kathy
> I had the same trouble with the ones from Moss.   After a little bit of
> field adjusting of the claw clamp thingy I was able to get all but one of
> my
> new units to work.
> The bad one will forever be in the pile or  "crap from foreign countries".
>
> I am very surprised that no one has come up with a better joint than
> these.
> So much
> depends on the claw clamp integrity that it really spooks me.   If one of
> those decides to give up its holding power I can only imagine what might
> happen.  When I purchased my car one  joint was reinforced with bailing
> wire.  Pretty scary.