[Healeys] rattle in my restored '65 AH 3000 BJ8

Alan Seigrist healey.nut at gmail.com
Mon Aug 15 02:45:01 MDT 2011


Randey -

Sounds to me like your left side shock absorber has come loose.  This is a
recurring problem on all Austin Healeys due to poor shock mount design.
 Tighten up the shock mount bolts EXTRA tight, I usually push it to about 70
to 80 ft lbs or torque with a good quality spring washer.

Regards,

Alan

On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 3:17 PM, randey brophy <randey_brophy at telus.net>wrote:

> I have a rattle in my fully restored '65 AH 3000 that occurs after the car
> has warmed up. It seems to come from the drivers side (left) rear of the
> car
> and disappears when the brakes are lightly applied, coming back thereafter.
> It's not consistent and I've had the rear left brake examined and it
> appears
> to be in good shape. Any thoughts as to what the rattle might be? Thanks.
>
>
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