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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>For all who commented and offered suggestions on keeping rear shock bolts tight, I had a friend who is a machinist fabricate both thick, hardened spacers and the brackets to replace the nuts on the back side of the mounts. Photo attached. Cost me $100 plus around $20 for the stock. Hope to install them this weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Ian, thanks for the plans!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ian Hey<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 06, 2016 1:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] FW: Keeping rear shock bolts tight<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'>Something like the attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'>Worked on my mate’s car. Mine still being rebuilt, so not personal experience yet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'>Ian Hey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan Seigrist<br><b>Sent:</b> 06 January 2016 08:00<br><b>To:</b> 100healey<br><b>Cc:</b> Healey list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Keeping rear shock bolts tight</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Larry - wow, best solution I heard yet. Especially if this plate rest flush against the bottoms of side of the mount plate. You could then lock the bolts with a nut against the threaded plate after it is tightened. Elegant. <br><br>I was half thinking to make a tab washer connected to both bolts, and security wire the bolts together, but I think your solution makes much more sense.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 3:13 PM, Larry Varley <<a href="mailto:varley@cosmos.net.au" target="_blank">varley@cosmos.net.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>While my comment didn't mention Mike Salter's contribution to the discussion, and have seen the quality of Mike's work over many years, I have no doubts about his problem solving ability. Where this situation gets worse, as has been mentioned, is when the holes in the mount plate get worn oval. It occurred to me that some enterprising person could devise a 3/8 thick plate with 2 tapped holes that would sit on the inside the the mounting plate and replace the nuts. It could locate in its soundings and be an easy retrofit to existing cars, without any welding involved, or could be welded in during a restoration. Just a thought for what it may or may not be worth.<br>Cheers<br>Larry Varley.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>