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Subject: [Healeys] Adjusting tension steering box
From: cnaarndt at gmail.com (Curt/Nancy Arndt)
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 15:04:50 -0700
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Josef and fellow Listers,

Concours cars, especially Austin Healeys, should be driven often and
enjoyed. Otherwise why bother ;-)

Cheers,

Curt Arndt
Austin Healey Concours Committee
'55 BN1, '60 AN5:{)

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 1:05 PM, <Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com> wrote:

> John,
> Sorry I have not mentioned, the car is going to become a Concours car and
> only
> might be occasionally driven.
> So it would hurt me to chip the paint.
> Conclusion for me, I will leave it as it is and taste how it feels on the
> road. With very low yearly mileages it would not cause a real damage.
>
> Josef
>
> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at 
> autox.team.net]
> Im
> Auftrag von john spaur
> Gesendet: Montag, 28. Mai 2012 20:37
> An: healeys at autox.team.net
> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Adjusting tension steering box
>
> Unless you plan on trailering your car and not driving it then there is no
> need to adjust the steering. However, it appears that you intend to drive
> it
> which means you will periodically need to adjust the steering. With that in
> mind, and not intending to have a Concours car, I powder coated the
> steering
> box (it could be painted) and zinc plated the filler and the adjusting nut
> so
> I would not have to worry about chipping the paint when I adjusted the box
> or
> when I fill it up.
>
> Just a practical thought.
>
> John

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