<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thanks Curt. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I used arp stainless high tensile 170,000 psi bolts, with an undersized hex head, so there is no issue getting a socket on them. I also made up a thicker tapered washer so I could apply as much clamping force to the shock, spread over as big an area as possible. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">And the back is a drilled piece of mild steel with 2 nuts welded on. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Once the nuts are captive, all the effort can be applied to torquing the bolts up. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Best</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Chris</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br><br></div><div><br>On 8 Aug 2019, at 2:58 pm, Curtis Arndt <<a href="mailto:cnaarndt@gmail.com">cnaarndt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Hey Chris,<div><br></div><div>That's an elegant solution.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Curt</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 9:36 PM Chris Dimmock <<a href="mailto:austin.healey@gmail.com">austin.healey@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Here is my fix for rear shocks. </div><div id="gmail-m_-2656002278064595256AppleMailSignature">Once you make the rear nuts captive, you can concentrate on doing them up tight. </div><div id="gmail-m_-2656002278064595256AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_-2656002278064595256AppleMailSignature"><image1.JPG><br></div><div id="gmail-m_-2656002278064595256AppleMailSignature"><br><image2.JPG><br></div><div><br></div><div><image3.JPG><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>On 2 Aug 2019, at 12:01 pm, Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net" target="_blank">manifold@telus.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">What is the secret to tightening the
rear shock <span class="gmail-m_-2656002278064595256377415001-02082019">mounting </span>bolts <span class="gmail-m_-2656002278064595256377415001-02082019">on </span>an Armstrong lever arm shock absorber? After
attacking the problem unsuccessfully with many different tools I ground one side
of an inexpensive 9/16" socket until it would fit to hold the head of the bolt.
Surely BMC had a better method.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Harold<u></u><u></u></span></p></div>
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