[Healeys] Two-inch Blocks

[Patrick & Caroline Quinn]

G'day Greg

O ye of little faith!

In 41 years of Austin-Healey ownership I have learnt that Workshop Manuals
were not written and printed just to use up excess ink and paper.

BMC Part No. AKD 1179H at Section L.5 (3) states:

"The assembly must next be set in the normal loaded position. This can be
accomplished by placing a distance piece between the shock absorber arm and
the upper spring plate at a point opposite the rubber buffer. The length of
the distance piece must be 2 in."

There is even a photo (Fig. L.7.) for those who don't believe what they
read.

Now that's for the 6 cylinder cars.

In publication AKD4851 for 4-cylinder cars the same information (and photo)
is contained on P J/7.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg [mailto:gmandas at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, 16 June 2013 9:30 PM
To: John Rowe
Cc: Patrick & Caroline Quinn; <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Two-inch Blocks

Does someone have a picture or two of the 2" blocks in place you could send
me?

And what's the purpose?

I have doubts.

Thanks

Greg

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 15, 2013, at 9:18 PM, "John Rowe" <john at jtkarowe.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Patrick
> I used a length of 4x2 pine which I stood vertically between the 
> chassis rail and the rafters of the shed (cut to length of 
> course).This held the chassis down while I jacked up the wishbones. 
> Quick and effective Cheers John
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net 
> [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Patrick & Caroline Quinn
> Sent: Sunday, 16 June 2013 9:24 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Two-inch Blocks
> 
> G'day
> 
> 
> 
> No doubt we all know about the 2in blocks that should be placed under 
> the front shock absorbers arms when an Austin-Healey is off the ground.
> 
> 
> 
> Well yesterday I refitted the front springs to the BN3. Apart from 
> having lots of fun lining up the holes for the bottom spring plates 
> and the wishbone arms, it all went well.
> 
> 
> 
> However it was when I was half way through when I remembered about the 
> 2in blocks. So one side has the block and on the other the shock arm 
> is pressing down hard on the new rebound rubber.
> 
> 
> 
> Normally it would be a simple matter of just placing the trolley jack 
> under the spring plate and lifting it up, but there is no engine in 
> the car and all that happens is that the whole front of the car just
lifts.
> 
> 
> 
> Any suggestions? Apart from getting a couple of burly blokes to stand 
> on the chassis rail I can't think of what to do. No I do know want to 
> take the spring out and start again.
> 
> 
> 
> Hoo Roo
> 
> 
> 
> Patrick Quinn
> 
> Blue Mountains, Australia