Yes, Joe, UPRIGHT is referring to the vertical link, please excuse my
ignorance of a proper description. I knew there was a change, but the many
PO's have blurred the lines of MkI, MkII, & MkIII differences.
Mark Haynes
"65 SPIT RMVR#162
'62 HAN6 Sprite
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Curry [SMTP:spitlist@gte.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 2:47 PM
> To: Haynes, Mark
> Subject: Re: Spitfire spindles-uprights
>
> Mark,
> I am having trouble following your descriptions and relating them with
> the part in question.
>
> When you say "Upright" are you referring to the vertical link? If so
> that might be the problem. If your front suspension is from a Mk1
> earlier than FC15576, there is a difference in the later ones. I'm not
> sure what the difference is, but my parts resources indicates that there
> was a change at that point. The steering arm also changed at the same
> time.
>
> Regards,
> Joe Curry
>
> "Haynes, Mark" wrote:
> >
> > O.K.-I'm relatively new to spitlist, though I've tried to help
> some
> > people with things I know about, now it's your turn:
> > we (my brother and I) race a '65 spit in vintage, last year, we
> lost
> > a front wheel bearing during a practice. We replaced the bearings ( at
> the
> > track -between sessions-no mean feat when you're driving in 2 groups 35
> > minutes apart) ran the rest of the weekend. Upon later inspection, we
> > determined we'd gouged the spindle, so parts car ahoy, and we replaced
> the
> > whole upright and spindle. The part #s where the same . put it on the
> > ground, and lo and behold, the wheel touches (gouges into), the upper
> > A-Arms. Assuming the parts car's was bent/damaged, we returned to the
> old
> > spindle/upright combination and ran the rest of the season. This winter,
> > determined to get rid of the damaged parts, we bought another late model
> > spindle/upright. Tried to push the Spit out of the basement last night,
> and
> > it went nowhere. The wheel hangs up on the A-Arms again!!! We checked
> the
> > p/n's and they're the same,I know that there's a difference between late
> > model and early model uprights, but haven't a clue what it is. We can't
> seem
> > to get the spindle out of the old upright to change it, and are loathe
> to
> > use ultimate brute force on the only upright that works. The bushings
> were
> > just changed to Urethane top & bottom, so they're not the culprits.
> Also,
> > when we do use the upright that works, the brake caliper can't use the
> > backing plate because it rubs on the rotor. I have a feeling that it's
> all
> > related, but can't put my finger on it.---
> >
> > ANY SUGGESTIONS OR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
> >
> > Mark Haynes
> > '65 SPITFIRE RMVR #162
>
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