[Healeys] Simple camber adjustment fix?

[Michael Oritt]

Steve--

Thank you for the memory refresher and I do now remember at least some of
the details, esp. feeling bad for your situation but relieved when a
solution finally appeared.  That was good of Bill and as I recall he had a
pretty nice car.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 2:11 PM BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:

> To refresh your memory, Michael, here's the rest of the story:
>
>
>
> We both missed a rally clue and realized at the same moment that we had.
> I made a quick turn to a short turn-off to go back and see what we missed,
> and that huge pothole was there before either of us could see it and stop.
> After our teeth quit vibrating, we continued on the rally and soon came
> upon a couple of ladies parked in the middle of the road with the bonnet
> up.  After we stopped to see what we could do for them, we decided we might
> as well quit the rally at that point and returned to the hotel.
>
> It was only during the slow parade through Gatlinburg that night that I
> felt something knock against the steering column whenever I went over a
> manhole.  Next morning, I discovered the shock absorber was only attached
> at the inboard side and rocking back to hit the column with movement of the
> suspension.  Amazing that it didn't break off.  The shock attach bolts were
> lock wired to each other, so the shock pulled the whole top of the plate
> off on three sides.
>
>
>
> Busted flat in Gatlinburg....how to get it fixed on a Sunday morning was
> the puzzle.  The great Healey minds got together in the parking garage and
> Bill Walton volunteered to trailer my car back to Charlotte for repair if I
> would drive his BT7.  It poured rain all the way, and Bill didn't have the
> side curtains installed....
>
>
>
> Steve Byers
>
> HBJ8L/36666
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
> Havelock, NC
>
> [image: TARHEELY license plate]
>
>
>
> *From:* Michael Oritt [mailto:michael.oritt at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, May 13, 2019 10:21 AM
> *To:* BJ8Healeys
> *Cc:* Healeys
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Simple camber adjustment fix?
>
>
>
> Steve--
>
>
>
> As I recall I was your navigator on that run.  Maybe I should have had my
> eyes on the road rather than the written materials....
>
>
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
>
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