<div dir="ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>I fitted these bearings when restoring my car. I can't comment on how much they changed the steering because I never drove my car before the restoration. They have about 4,000 miles on them, and I have no complaints so far. I set the end float to 0.002. I also fitted new king pins and bushings and had them reemed. New kingpins aren't needed for the trunnion bearing but mine needed a refresh. I didn't use any other shims than those that came with the kit.</div><div><br></div><div>I agree with cutting the top unthreaded part of the king pin off to help with clearance.</div><div><br></div><div>The instructions that came with the kit are attached.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps,</div><div>Harold</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 10:29 AM Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@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="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">There is meant to be 0.002" of end float of the swivel axle on the swivel pin (kingpin). </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">No torque specification for the nut is provided in the factory manuals.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">M</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 10:50 AM Fred Wescoe <<a href="mailto:fredwescoe@gmail.com" target="_blank">fredwescoe@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="ltr">John,<div><br></div><div>What should the clearance be and how do you measure it? Also what is the torque setting for the nut?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>Fred</div><div>65 BJ8</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 9:36 AM Stephen Hutchings <<a href="mailto:s.hutchings@rogers.com" target="_blank">s.hutchings@rogers.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">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.<div>It’s not a dramatic difference, but it’s noticeable.</div><div><br></div><div>Stephen, BJ8<br id="m_5686523429795910033m_1629006057213369792m_-5896366961623490682m_5457210333073506301m_-5057468141603282193lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 10, 2026, at 7:32 AM, john harper <<a href="mailto:ah100tech@gmail.com" target="_blank">ah100tech@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Simon<div><br></div><div>I fitted these some time ago; it seemed to make the steering a little lighter. </div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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 </div><div><br></div><div>There needs to be a better way of adjusting the swivel axle lift </div><div><br></div><div>All the best. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 10 Apr 2026 at 05:04, Simon Lachlan via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">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"><u></u>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">I’m tempted by an email from AH Spares touting their</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"> <font face="Aptos">roller bearing kit for the front suspension’s top trunnion. (AH3000 MkII BT7). For</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"> <font face="Aptos">the magical results described</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">, it seems reasonably priced….</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">Have any of you tried this conversion?</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">Was it as easy as they su</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">ggest?</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">And, looking at AH4Healeys, it seems they’ve got their own version….has anyone tried that?</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">And is one kit known</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"> <font face="Aptos">to be better than the other?</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">Thanks,</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">S</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">imon</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span></p>
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