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Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

To: "'Perry'" <healeyguy@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment
From: "Patrick & Caroline Quinn" <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2020 10:57:25 +1100
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Hello

=20

In the steering of real Healeys, (those built at Warwick) all the =
steering arms are connected to a triangular plate directly under the =
radiator that cushions any kickbacks from road undulations, bumps etc. =
It works really well in that regard.

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The production cost of the front suspension of real Healeys must have =
been prohibitive in comparison to the Austin parts-bin suspension fitted =
to Austin-Healeys. Geoff Healey in one of his books did say that the =
Austin designed suspension did work better than the Healey design.

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Hoo Roo

=20

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Perry =
via Healeys
Sent: Sunday, 8 March 2020 10:30 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

=20

Steering kickback is mainly due to one or both of the front tires =
impacting with an obstacle. Type of suspension and/or steering design =
has a lot to do with the result (kickback) of the steering wheel. As =
Perter mentioned vehicles that are used =E2=80=9Coff road=E2=80=9D or on =
rough roads will experience the sore fingers that happen when the right =
front tire bangs that 2 foot boulder on the road shoulder and the =
steering wheel suddenly breaks your death grip you have on it.=20

Assuming that the device is a steering damper we could surmise that the =
BJ8 of this thread may have had a hard life.  Hard but perhaps fun!

P

=20

Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986>  for =
Windows 10

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Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2020 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment

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...anyone who=E2=80=99s had a Series Landrover would know all about =
those =E2=80=93 basically a transverse shock absorber to stop steering =
kick-back. I=E2=80=99ve had several of those. Interesting though that my =
special bodied Healey 100 (the Ward Special) also had one fitted =
=E2=80=93 presumably from its days as an Ausca-bodied race car.

=20

Cheers

=20

Peter Linn

Brisbane


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vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In the steering of real =
Healeys, (those built at Warwick) all the steering arms are connected to =
a triangular plate directly under the radiator that cushions any =
kickbacks from road undulations, bumps etc. It works really well in that =
regard.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The production cost of =
the front suspension of real Healeys must have been prohibitive in =
comparison to the Austin parts-bin suspension fitted to Austin-Healeys. =
Geoff Healey in one of his books did say that the Austin designed =
suspension did work better than the Healey =
design.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hoo =
Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Patrick =
Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Blue Mountains, =
Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys =
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Perry via =
Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 8 March 2020 10:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> =
healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Odd steering =
attachment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>Steering kickback is mainly due to one or both of the front =
tires impacting with an obstacle. Type of suspension and/or steering =
design has a lot to do with the result (kickback) of the steering wheel. =
As Perter mentioned vehicles that are used =E2=80=9Coff road=E2=80=9D or =
on rough roads will experience the sore fingers that happen when the =
right front tire bangs that 2 foot boulder on the road shoulder and the =
steering wheel suddenly breaks your death grip you have on it. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Assuming =
that the device is a steering damper we could surmise that the BJ8 of =
this thread may have had a hard life.&nbsp; Hard but perhaps =
fun!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>P<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>Sent from <a =
href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986";>Mail</a> for =
Windows 10<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US>From: =
</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US><a =
href=3D"mailto:greylinn@ozemail.com.au";>Peter &amp; =
Veronica</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, March 7, 2020 5:26 PM<br><b>To: =
</b><a href=3D"mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com";>Max Byers</a>; <a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>S=
ubject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Odd steering =
attachment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>...anyone =
who=E2=80=99s had a Series Landrover would know all about those =
=E2=80=93 basically a transverse shock absorber to stop steering =
kick-back. I=E2=80=99ve had several of those. Interesting though that my =
special bodied Healey 100 (the Ward Special) also had one fitted =
=E2=80=93 presumably from its days as an Ausca-bodied race =
car.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Peter =
Linn<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Brisbane<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>
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