[Healeys] engine tie rod

[Patrick & Caroline Quinn]

G'day

With the engine being such a tight fit, the harmonic balancer of the BN3/1
is but a 1/4 inch from the bottom radiator hose and the radiator fan a 1/2
inch from a front chassis section. Over the years I have heard a few
unwanted noises from the engine moving forward. So the engine/gearbox tie
rod is of some importance. I stopped using the rubber bushes a long time
back and in their place I have used urethane bushes, but they too harden,
crack and crumble.

So it's best to check such things regularly or else the radiator fan (Texas
cooler of not) will leave a last impression on the radiator.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Monday, 5 August 2013 3:32 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] engine tie rod

The rule-of-thumb I was taught by mechanic father is to squish the rubber so
that the diameter is the same or slightly smaller--it's a judgement
call--than the flatwashers that are doing the squishing.

BTW, those bushes usually see a lot of oil and deteriorate quickly.  Best to
replace them with nylon or urethane when convenient.

Bob



On 8/4/2013 6:13 PM, caddi5 at comcast.net wrote:
> Hello,
>
> what is the correct method of adjusting or tightening the  engine tie rod?
I have just installed new rubber bushes ,etc.
>
> thanks in advance
> Mitch
> _______________________________________________
>
>


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