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Re: spring bracket

To: "bob barandon" <barandon33@yahoo.com>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: spring bracket
From: "John Snyder" <helyjohn@cablespeed.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 18:59:40 -0700
I would be most interested in specific instructions on how to "drive it 
out".  The inner body panels do not allow a direct hit on the end of the 
bolt.  Heat does not seem to help.

John Snyder
1960 BT7, original, unrestored
1962 BT7 MK2   ground up restoration
Two 1961 BN7 MK2  "   "      "

> The old BJ8/66 needs new springs.  U-bolts, rear shackles, etc. all came 
> off ok.  Nut and lock washer on front brackets off with no problem. Now, 
> the bolt has a flat machined across the head and a flat piece of thin gage 
> metal under it with a section "bent" up against that flat kind of like a 
> lock washer. Having said that, everything I have read about removing the 
> bolt says to "drive" it out. Direction, please.
> Many thanks,again.
> Bob




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