[Healeys] Leaf Springs

[Kees Oudesluijs]

As it is not a concours car I would use a single adjustable reinforced 
rubber strap (with a row of 8mm holes) plus clamp around the exaust pipe 
and hung from the tapped hole by a single bolt. Simple, universal and cheap.

Kees Oudesluijs



Op 5-6-2019 om 17:07 schreef David P:
>
> FWIW, they are captive and will require either taping or welding a nut 
> in the new hole..
>
> On 6/5/2019 8:14 AM, Jean Caron wrote:
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> This is where the rubber exhaust mounting bracket goes but there 
>> should be two of these nuts, it looks like one of the holes was 
>> welded over. You will have to install a rubber bracket in place so 
>> you will know where to drill the second hole and I believe there is 
>> an opening underneath that corner piece so that you can go and weld 
>> it in place or drill the hole and use a “T” nut.
>>
>> Jean
>>
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>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Michael 
>> MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 4, 2019 10:58:52 PM
>> *To:* Healeys
>> *Subject:* [Healeys] Leaf Springs
>>      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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