[Healeys] Top Trunnion Kit

[Fred Wescoe]

John,

What should the clearance be and how do you measure it?   Also what is the
torque setting for the nut?

Thanks.

Fred
65 BJ8

On Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 9:36 AM Stephen Hutchings <s.hutchings at rogers.com>
wrote:

> I’ve had the AH spares trunnion bearings in for about ten years. It’s been
> a while, but my memory is that I had to add a shim to get the tolerance
> right.
> It’s not a dramatic difference, but it’s noticeable.
>
> Stephen, BJ8
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Apr 10, 2026, at 7:32 AM, john harper <ah100tech at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Simon
>
> I fitted these some time ago; it seemed to make the steering a little
> lighter.
>
> The drawback was that on the original setup, the lift could be adjusted by
> choosing the correct spacer washer. To make this match the recommendation,
> I had to file down the top of the swivel axle.
>
> The 'official' recommendation for lift is two thou with the top nut
> tight. I would not recommend leaving the top nut loose so as to get the two
> thou lift
>
> There needs to be a better way of adjusting the swivel axle lift
>
> All the best.
>
> On Fri, 10 Apr 2026 at 05:04, Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> I’m tempted by an email from AH Spares touting their roller bearing kit
>> for the front suspension’s top trunnion. (AH3000 MkII BT7). For the
>> magical results described, it seems reasonably priced….
>>
>> Have any of you tried this conversion?
>>
>> Was it as easy as they suggest?
>>
>> And, looking at AH4Healeys, it seems they’ve got their own version….has
>> anyone tried that?
>>
>> And is one kit known to be better than the other?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Simon
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