[Healeys] BJ8 Tractability

Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com
Fri Jun 26 07:56:28 MDT 2009


 James,
Check the tightening of your U-bolts fixing the rear axle. Seems you need to
tighten the nuts a bit more.

Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/Germany

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Auftrag von James Sailer
Gesendet: Freitag, 26. Juni 2009 15:45
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Betreff: [Healeys] BJ8 Tractability

Ok  Healey experts.  I am trying to solve something on my BJ8.

When I shift from one gear to the next under hard acceleration my car has a
noticeable pull to the right at the power-off moment of the shift. This of
course is most noticeable at a higher rate of speed.  It then seems to correct
once under load again so in a quick shift it simply needs momentary
correction. It is a nuisance more than a danger and may simply be a feature of
the car (living in Idaho there is no other Healey for miles for comparison and
it has been years since I had another).

My suspension is totally re-bushed with poly-bushes, is equipped with up-rated
front shocks and rear shocks converted to a convention (adjustable) style
shock (versus the lever).  I am currently running the rear shock at a soft
setting, which is no softer than a stock shock.  I have double/triple checked
the panhards to ensure they are tight on their bushes as this seemed the
logical culprit (I.e., rear relocating on acceleration/deceleration.   The
car
otherwise tracks straight, corners well.

I did notice this winter that the toe-in does not appear correct. That is, a
string from front edge of the of front tire to rear edge of the rear tire (at
center of wheel) touches both edges of the rear tire (front and back) but NOT
the rear edge of the front tires, showing tow out.  This is about 1/2 inch on
each side.  It appears from the manual that there should be slight toe-in and
was wondering if this might be the culprit?  Thought would be appreciated.

Am driving my Healey hard these days on the Idaho/Wyo mountain passes (early
morning runs) and want to sort this before a local Grand Targhee hill climb
sprint (still 2 months away).

Thanks.

Jim Sailer
66 BJ8


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