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Re: Help, Kingpin setup

To: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Help, Kingpin setup
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 07:22:34 -0700
Mark,

Well, since no one else replied I'll give it a shot.

re:
>      My question is. Is this the proper way to do this or should the "a-arm
> to kingpin"  distance figure of .002 be achieved first and then attach the
> spring pans.   But then will the pans line up with the a-arm holes now?


I faced the same question when I rebuilt my front suspension a few years ago.
I ended up adjusting using the .002 spacing--I think it's a flat or two from 
tight on the
nuts--and bolting up the spring pan afterwards.  No problems after 25K miles or 
so.


bs
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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 4:40 AM
Subject: Help, Kingpin setup


> This was the first time I got skunked on a question to the list.  Forgive me
> for repeating but any answers to this would be a major step forward in getting
> another Healey back on the road.   Can't even find any reference to this in
> Norms book.
> 
> Thanks in advance,   Mark
> 
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Mark and Kathy
>  To: healeys@Autox.Team.Net
>  Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 8:18 PM
>  Subject: A-arm and Kingpins
> 
> 
>     Such sloppiness!   This is a bit different than the other Abingdon alumni
> setup so there is a little confusion here.
> 
>     I am setting up my  rebushed kingpin units and A-arms with a bit of a
> problem, or maybe not.
>  Per the  manual, it says to install the spring pan to the bottom of the
> A-arms first then make the lower kingpin adjustment.
>  So I tightened up the lower kingpin (screw bushes) to "home" position  and
> then backed off one flat.  Actually it was a bit more than that until I got my
> .002  feeler gauge to fit between the bushing shoulder and the a-arm but all
> appeared to be OK.   However there seemed to be a lot of space on the other
> side of the arm, closest to the lower kingpin.  But the action of the overall
> unit felt real good.
>     Here is where things got interesting.   When I removed the spring pan the
> a-arms started to flop around like two wet noodles .  I can see that the pans
> were only allowing the bushings to compress the arms on the kingpins so far
> until they reached what appeared to be "home" position cause they couldn't
> really go any further cause of the pans were holding them in a set position.
> ( ya,da,ya,da,ya,da)
> 
>      My question is. Is this the proper way to do this or should the "a-arm
> to kingpin"  distance figure of .002 be achieved first and then attach the
> spring pans.   But then will the pans line up with the a-arm holes now?
> 
>  Oh what fun!     Mark
> 
>  And yes I did spend an hour in the archives but no answers.  :(




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