[Healeys] spring clamps

[Steve B. Gerow]

>Rob wrote:
>I have narrowed a vibration  rattle from  the "U' clamps that hold the  
>front of the rear springs together.  I figure they are just worn.  Can  
>I shim them, wrap them with old tire tube, rubber bands, electrical  
>tape, duct tape or do I have to try and unbolt them and try to tighten  
>them up again?

I had the same problem and made shims out of 1" wide aluminum strips purchased from a home center. Forget whether the aluminum was 1/16 or 1/8 thick.

I shimmed the 'u' part of the clamp to make it snug against the spring. The 1" is wide enough to bend the edges over to keep the shim from slipping off the clamp.

This was on brand-new Daur springs.

-- 
Steve Gerow
BN6