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From: Niels Bengaard <bengaard@850r.dk><br>
To: 'healeys' <Healeys@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Mon, Feb 6, 2017 2:33 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 - shock problems<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Here is what I did on my BJ8. It´s nuts that’s welded under the plate, not bolts. On my car one nut was loose, got it welded back in place with not too many problems.</span></div>

<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Also several threads were bad, fixed them with a heli coil set. </span></div>

<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Today I would probably remove the plate and weld 4 new nuts below. There is not much room to work on with that heli coil set.</span></div>

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<b>Sendt:</b> 5. februar 2017 20:19<br>
<b>Til:</b> healeys<br>
<b>Emne:</b> Re: [Healeys] BJ8 - shock problems</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">How can the bolts be upside down?  Please describe it better so we can help.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 12:48 PM, <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:rft2@aol.com">rft2@aol.com</a>> wrote:</div>

<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">In an attempt to tighten up the front end on my BJ8, I've purchased reconditioned armstrong shocks for the front and back.  Starting into the project, I'm already at my first challenge.  On the passenger side all four bolts are upside down and when I try to loosen the bolts just spin. </span></div>

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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Reading through some articles by Norman Nock, it sounds like these bolts may have at some point come loose, striped the threads on both the bolts and shock plate, or striped off the nuts.  </span></div>
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