- 1. [Healeys] upper trunion bushings (score: 1)
- Author: "mail.maineguide.com" <info@atteanlodge.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:37:35 -0400
- I just purchased new bushings for my BJ8 from BCS including the offset upper trunions. To show how brain dead I am I can't figure out which way the offset should go. Many thanks Brad Holden _________
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- 2. Re: [Healeys] upper trunion bushings (score: 1)
- Author: George Haywood <haywoodone@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:32:06 -0400
- Brad,The upper trunion bushes should go toward the rotor side of the swivel axle. I am forwarding a few pictures to illustrate what I mean. George Haywood'65 bj8> From: info@atteanlodge.com> Subject:
- /html/healeys/2008-03/msg00330.html (8,219 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Healeys] upper trunion bushings (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:53:27 -0700
- Depends on whether you want more positive or more negative camber. Hole towards chassis: more positive. Hole away from chassis: more negative. Usually, Healeys have excessive positive camber--at lea
- /html/healeys/2008-03/msg00331.html (8,123 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Healeys] upper trunion bushings (score: 1)
- Author: George Haywood <haywoodone@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:15:38 -0400
- Your a much deeper thinker than I am, I just forwarded Brad pictures of how my bj8 came from the factory. As you say though, if the upper fulcrum pin were inboard in relation to the swivel axle the
- /html/healeys/2008-03/msg00332.html (9,004 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Healeys] upper trunion bushings (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:34:06 -0700
- My BJ8--which I've owned since it had 64K miles--had some damage (a curb strike, apparently) on one side but not the other, but the camber was 3-4deg positive on both sides. Though nominal is 1deg p
- /html/healeys/2008-03/msg00333.html (8,954 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Healeys] upper trunion bushings (score: 1)
- Author: George Haywood <haywoodone@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:48:09 -0400
- Thanks for explaining. I knew there were no adjustments except toe in on a stock Healey but as I said I'm showing my ignorance again here. I now realize that Brad and you were talking about the uppe
- /html/healeys/2008-03/msg00336.html (9,953 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Healeys] upper trunion bushings (score: 1)
- Author: David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:47:23 -0700
- Brad, the only way to properly set up the upper trunnion is to set it on a alignment rack. So what we do is set the offset in the center of the arc and then take the car to our alignment shop and hav
- /html/healeys/2008-03/msg00356.html (8,215 bytes)
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