[Healeys] First drive in 26 years and three problems, revisited!

[Randy Dickson]

Fellow Healeyoids,

 

Brakes: The disc box looks very old (60s-80s) and says Austin Healey 3000
(wire wheels) 1960-68.  The disc is a Lockheed replacement disc part number
BG16.  Other numbers are International Parts Service SS 73966 and Foreign
Car Parts #92804.  The disc has the same diameter.  The disc is about 3/16
thicker but my old ones have been turned down.  The new disc is also thicker
at the flange and it was very difficult to get the five bolts to the hub
tight. The flange is slightly steeper sloping from the flange to the disc.
But, as I understand it, the BJ8 discs are different.  Maybe this is the BJ8
disc?  

 

Clunking: I'm going to check the driveshaft out again.  I think that the
clunking appeared when the car took up the drive and when I let off.  This
makes sense that it is the rear end or the driveshaft.  I'm leaning more
toward the driveshaft now.  Also, I will double check all of the shock
mounts and tighten the wire wheels again.

 

Carpet: Fellow Healeyoids are working on the orientation as I write this.

 

 

Randy

 

Healey Archaeologist

 

63 BJ7

60 BT7

06 Mini Cooper S

66 Cobra replica