Hello Bob,
YES......is the answer to your question.
You MUST however place a good lift trolley jack under the outer edge of the
spring pan to compensate for the spring tension.
This is the way that I have usually replaced just the shock absorber from a
car that is already on the road.
Once again.......hope that this helps.
Regards.
David.
www.bighealey.ltd.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
To: "Blue One Hundred" <healey.nut@gmail.com>; "David Ward"
<david@bighealey.ltd.uk>
Cc: "Healey Lista" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Cape Adjustable Trunnion Kit
> Dumb question: can the shock be moved with the spring in place?
>
> Think I've seen at least one of these rigs with set screws for positioning
> the shock.
>
> bs
> ***************************************************************
> Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
> '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
> ***************************************************************
>
> Subject: Re: Fw: Cape Adjustable Trunnion Kit
>
>
>> David -
>> Actually not useless at all!
>> Both Kilmartin and Dennis Welch sell these adjustable plates these
>> days...
>> so what's new is old is new again. Actually I think this solution is more
>> elegant & durable than the offset trunion.
>> Cheers!!
>> Alan
>> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>>
>> On 11/10/05, David Ward <david@bighealey.ltd.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Gentlemen,
>>> many years ago when I needed to carry out this operation what we did was
>>> to
>>> "open up" one end of the front shock absorber plate and slot the
>>> threaded
>>> fixing holes to allow the bolt to go right through and machine up a
>>> square
>>> plate that slides into the top shocker plate that has four threaded
>>> holes
>>> in
>>> it for the fixing bolts, this way there is adjustment in the mounting
>>> location of the front shock absorber as required.
>>> If this piece of artistic useless crap is of any use to
>>> anyone..............good luck.
>>> Regards.
>>> David.
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