[Healeys] Rear Shock Mounting Bolts

[Harold Manifold]

Chris,
 
The ARP bolts are an excellent suggestion. I used grade 8 but still had the
head clearance problem. I will change to ARP.
 
Thanks... Harold

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Chris
Dimmock
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2019 6:20 PM
To: Curtis Arndt; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rear Shock Mounting Bolts


Thanks Curt. 
I used arp stainless high tensile 170,000 psi bolts, with an undersized hex
head, so there is no issue getting a socket on them. I also made up a
thicker tapered washer so I could apply as much clamping force to the shock,
spread over as big an area as possible. 
And the back is a drilled piece of mild steel with 2 nuts welded on. 
Once the nuts are captive, all the effort can be applied to torquing the
bolts up. 
Best
Chris



On 8 Aug 2019, at 2:58 pm, Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:



Hey Chris, 

That's an elegant solution.

Cheers,

Curt

On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 9:36 PM Chris Dimmock <austin.healey at gmail.com>
wrote:


Here is my fix for rear shocks. 
Once you make the rear nuts captive, you can concentrate on doing them up
tight. 

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On 2 Aug 2019, at 12:01 pm, Harold Manifold <manifold at telus.net> wrote:



What is the secret to tightening the rear shock mounting bolts on an
Armstrong lever arm shock absorber? After attacking the problem
unsuccessfully with many different tools I ground one side of an inexpensive
9/16" socket until it would fit to hold the head of the bolt. Surely BMC had
a better method.

 

Harold

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