<div dir="ltr">This is a good method for fitting new springs to a late BN1 or BN2 but for an early BN1 a different approach will be needed because the square shaped shackles come in from above, fitting straight onto the axle case with no additional plate</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 14 Nov 2020 at 16:31, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</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">
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<div>I replaced mine while the body and mechanicals were off the chassis and had the same problem. When the car was assembled they were still too high and after about a year of frequent use they finally seem to be settling down to normal height. I’m wondering
about the unity and tolerances of the replacement units...</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 14, 2020 4:19 PM<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Just did this not too long ago. You need a floor jack, bottle jack and a cargo strap. Put the floor jack under the spring and axle and place the floor jack under the spring with the u-bolt plate in place. Wrap the strap under the jack and
over the axle and connect it to itself in a tight loop. All you need to do then is to pump up the bottle jack and it lifts the spring right up to the axle. Make sure the plate is positioned correctly so the peg on the bottom of the spring goes into the hole
in the u-bolt plate. Also remember to position the strap so it is not in the way when you put the u-bolts in place. Easy peasy. See attached photos.</div>
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<div>On Saturday, November 14, 2020, 7:47:05 AM PST, S.Carr via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
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<p>Any advice from the List on fitting new springs to the rear of my BN1, so we can push the chassis around in the shop? We violated the old rule of “never throw a part away until you’ve fitted the new one”—and the new springs
have much more arch than the old, and we’re trying to figure out how to compress them enough to bolt them in place. (And of course everything is
<u>so</u> accessible under there….)</p>
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<p>Thanks in advance,</p>
<p>Sarah Carr</p>
<p>BN1 in PA</p>
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