[Healeys] Odd steering attachment

[Perry]

Steering kickback is mainly due to one or both of the front tires impacting with an obstacle. Type of suspension and/or steering design has a lot to do with the result (kickback) of the steering wheel. As Perter mentioned vehicles that are used “off road” or on rough roads will experience the sore fingers that happen when the right front tire bangs that 2 foot boulder on the road shoulder and the steering wheel suddenly breaks your death grip you have on it. 
Assuming that the device is a steering damper we could surmise that the BJ8 of this thread may have had a hard life.  Hard but perhaps fun!
P

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From: Peter & Veronica
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2020 5:26 PM
To: Max Byers; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

...anyone who’s had a Series Landrover would know all about those – basically a transverse shock absorber to stop steering kick-back. I’ve had several of those. Interesting though that my special bodied Healey 100 (the Ward Special) also had one fitted – presumably from its days as an Ausca-bodied race car.

Cheers

Peter Linn
Brisbane

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From: Max Byers
Sent: Sunday, 8 March 2020 8:09 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

I contacted the previous owner of 42351 who owned it from 1990 to 2014.  He had no knowledge of the gizmo on the steering rod and said he did not recall his mechanic either installing it or mentioning it.
I called the telephone number I have recorded for the owner prior to that (1986 – 1990) but got an answering machine with a message in Spanish.  I left a message about the reason for the car and invited a return response.  If I get one, I’ll post it to the list.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large 
Havelock, NC  

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Nock
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2020 12:37 PM
To: Perry
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

Might just be a good upgrade to help stop that Healey scuttle shake. 
David Nock

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On Mar 6, 2020, at 5:10 PM, Perry via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

I would say yes and a control valve assembly and other stuff. I could not find the BJ8 Michael mentioned on the Fantasy Junction website to look for additional info on the car in question. 
P
 
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From: Bob Spidell
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 7:38 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment
 
You'd need a pump and couple hydraulic hoses, no?
On 3/6/2020 4:31 PM, Perry via Healeys wrote:
Are we sure its not a power steering assist ram like used on the 1963-65 Corvette? Just a thought….
Perry
 
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From: Bob Spidell
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 7:00 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment
 
Maybe someone thought it would cure scuttle shake?

On 3/6/2020 3:28 PM, alfuller194 at gmail.com wrote:
I’ve seen it [and had it] on 4x4 trucks that were lifted – typically 3-4” or more – but never on a vehicle as low as a Healey. I can’t imagine why a Healey would need or benefit from a steering dampener [unless maybe to compensate for a LOT o slop in the steering, but sheesh!].
 
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All the best,
 
Al Fuller
 
From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Michael Salter
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 5:20 PM
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