Would this Tech article be of any help?
http://www.longacreracing.com/articles/art.asp?ARTID=13
David
'54 BN1
----- Original Message -----
From: tammie wall
To: bspidell@comcast.net ; healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: front suspension play
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 to
open roads 2002 and the endlinks are still standing up to the
additional load. the bushings are the faster red ones.
jerry wall BN6
Bob Spidell wrote:
>
> John,
>
>
> 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 autoshop
teacher and
> designer and Ford factory rep) taught me: tighten until the flats
of the rubber
> bush expand to the diameter of the flatwasher (or just a little
less, if you get
> nervous ;)
>
> Always worked for me, though you might use a little less squish for
urethane,
> nylon or really hard rubber bushes.
>
> BTW, I tried urethane bushes for sway bar links but kept snapping
the links
> (I haven't seen any links that appear to be made of high-quality
steel).
>
>
> bs
> ********************************************
> Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
> '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
> ********************************************
>
> Subject: front suspension play
>
>
> > 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. It looks like
the play is
> > located in the "swivel axle lower bush", (bottom of the kingpin)
as shown in
> > the manual.
> > My question is, should I just replace that bushing (and probably
the top
> > bushing) or is it time to go through the entire suspension and
replace all the
> > rubber bushings. The bushings appear old and surface cracked,
but when tugged
> > on nothing is loose or has play. The right front has only a few
thousands of
> > play in the same place, no clunking.
> > 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.
> > As always, any advice is greatly appreciated.
> > John '62 BT7
>
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