- 1. front suspension play (score: 1)
- Author: "John Adamik" <j.adamik@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:06:01 -0500
- While poking and prodding the car while it is up on jack stands, I noticed that the front left wheel has about 1/32" of play when push/pulled (slight clunk), hand on the top and bottom of the tire. I
- /html/healeys/2005-01/msg00616.html (7,545 bytes)
- 2. RE: front suspension play (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter@rogers.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:54:51 -0500
- HI John, What you have sounds like lower king pin wear. Although John Twist insists that lots of play here does not constitute a problem I recommend that should be corrected. Usually the play is the
- /html/healeys/2005-01/msg00618.html (8,808 bytes)
- 3. Re: front suspension play (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:10:01 -0800
- re: "I replaced the sway bar rubber bushings, but I am not sure how tight to tighten the nuts. It seems that the bushings can be over squished." I always use the rule-of-thumb my father (former auto
- /html/healeys/2005-01/msg00620.html (8,674 bytes)
- 4. Re: front suspension play (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Pennell" <pennell@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:49:59 -0500
- I have heard that the nuts should be tightened until the bushes squish only slightly. Keith Pennell
- /html/healeys/2005-01/msg00621.html (7,053 bytes)
- 5. Re: front suspension play (score: 1)
- Author: tammie wall <whammie@iopener.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:41:20 -0600
- if you run the larger diameter front sway bar with urethane bushings, you definitely need the heavy duty endlinks. i found a set of endlinks with urethane bushings for less than $20 at autozone prior
- /html/healeys/2005-01/msg00622.html (9,641 bytes)
- 6. Re: front suspension play (score: 1)
- Author: "David" <dcrawfor@san.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:22:38 -0800
- Would this Tech article be of any help? http://www.longacreracing.com/articles/art.asp?ARTID=13 David '54 BN1 if you run the larger diameter front sway bar with urethane bushings, you definitely need
- /html/healeys/2005-01/msg00631.html (9,927 bytes)
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