[Healeys] "SS" aka--scuttle shake

[Alan Seigrist]

Scuttle shake in my experience comes from bouncing tires.  Shaving and
balancing is very good , but my experience is having good shocks is the
easy fix to keep the tires from bouncing around.

On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 9:05 PM warthodson--- via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I never tried stiffening the frame, but I did have my wire wheels trued &
> the tires shaved & the the rear drums balanced by Hendrix and it removed
> all of the shake & vibration.
> Gary Hodson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com>
> To: 'healeys' <Healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thu, Jul 8, 2021 5:52 pm
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] "SS" aka--scuttle shake
>
> Well, first of all the structures are different between the E-type and the
> BJ8.  The purpose of the structural mod to the firewall is to stiffen it to
> increase its natural vibration frequency.  I did that mod and noticed the
> difference, but it didn’t remove all of the shake.  Allen Hendrix did his
> magic by balancing and truing the wheels and shaving the tires.  It removed
> almost all of the shake, and balancing the drums did the rest.  I consider
> myself lucky to live close enough to Allen that I can take the car to him
> when necessary.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> AHCA Delegate at Large
> Havelock, NC
>
>
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