[Healeys] Leaf Springs

Michael Salter michaelsalter at gmail.com
Wed Jun 5 05:18:48 MDT 2019


Curt is correct however,  what I do notice, is that that threaded hole's
companion has been welded over.
This will be a problem when it comes to hanging the exhaust system.

M

On Wed, Jun 5, 2019, 2:59 AM Curtis Arndt, <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> It's for the exhaust hanger.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt
>
> On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 9:03 PM Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> wrote:
>
>>      I am finally getting around to installing the leaf springs for my
>> BN2.  This is the first time I have put a big Healey together and I got my
>> car as a bare shell., so I wanted to make sure I got this right.  Check the
>> photos of the rear left leaf spring at the rear hanger.  I have all the
>> hardware that was listed at Moss, including the two jam nuts for the bolt
>> through the body mount.  The double ended threaded bolt can only go one way
>> with the jam nuts on one end and the big nut and lock washer on the other.
>> I determined the jam nuts were to take the lateral movement out of the
>> bolt, but leave it loose enough to let the links swing with the movement of
>> the axle.  After looking at it, I could have just flipped the whole links
>> and bolts over exposing the jam nuts to the outside.  Might have been
>> easier that way, but it wasn't bad.
>>     Also look at the third picture.  This is just below and behind the
>> leaf spring.  There is a captive nut behind the sheet metal of the inner
>> wheel well.  You can see it it in the center of the photo.  What is this
>> threaded hole for?
>> Mike MacLean
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