[Healeys] FW: Keeping rear shock bolts tight

[Bruce Steele]

For all who commented and offered suggestions on keeping rear shock bolts
tight, I had a friend who is a machinist fabricate both thick, hardened
spacers and the brackets to replace the nuts on the back side of the mounts.
Photo attached.  Cost me $100 plus around $20 for the stock.  Hope to
install them this weekend.

 

Ian, thanks for the plans!

 

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ian Hey
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 1:12 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] FW: Keeping rear shock bolts tight

 

Something like the attached.

 

Worked on my mate's car.  Mine still being rebuilt, so not personal
experience yet

 

Ian Hey

 

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Alan
Seigrist
Sent: 06 January 2016 08:00
To: 100healey
Cc: Healey list
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Keeping rear shock bolts tight

 

 

 

 

Larry - wow, best solution I heard yet.  Especially if this plate rest flush
against the bottoms of side of the mount plate.  You could then lock the
bolts with a nut against the threaded plate after it is tightened.  Elegant.


I was half thinking to make a tab washer connected to both bolts, and
security wire  the bolts together, but I think your solution makes much more
sense.

 

- Alan

 

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 3:13 PM, Larry Varley <varley at cosmos.net.au
<mailto:varley at cosmos.net.au> > wrote:

While my comment didn't mention Mike Salter's contribution to the
discussion, and have seen the quality of Mike's work over many years, I have
no doubts about his problem solving ability. Where this situation gets
worse, as has been mentioned, is when the holes in the mount plate get worn
oval. It occurred to me that some enterprising person could devise a 3/8
thick plate with 2 tapped holes that would sit on the inside the the
mounting plate and replace the nuts. It could locate in its soundings and be
an easy retrofit to existing cars, without any welding involved, or could be
welded in during a restoration. Just a thought for what it may or may not be
worth.
Cheers
Larry Varley.

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