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Re: spring bracket

To: John Snyder <helyjohn@cablespeed.com>
Subject: Re: spring bracket
From: Alan Schultz <alan@andysnet.net>
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 21:37:53 -0500
John,
What ever you do don't beat on the bolt without threading a heavy nut on 
it. Screw the nut on until there is a gap of maybe  1/16 inch then hit 
it as best you can with a substantial hammer. (5 lb?).
Sorry I don't have a better solution.
Alan S
67 BJ8

John Snyder wrote:

> I would be most interested in specific instructions on how to "drive 
> it out".  The inner body panels do not allow a direct hit on the end 
> of the bolt.  Heat does not seem to help.
>
> John Snyder
> 1960 BT7, original, unrestored
> 1962 BT7 MK2   ground up restoration
> Two 1961 BN7 MK2  "   "      "
>
>> The old BJ8/66 needs new springs.  U-bolts, rear shackles, etc. all 
>> came off ok.  Nut and lock washer on front brackets off with no 
>> problem. Now, the bolt has a flat machined across the head and a flat 
>> piece of thin gage metal under it with a section "bent" up against 
>> that flat kind of like a lock washer. Having said that, everything I 
>> have read about removing the bolt says to "drive" it out. Direction, 
>> please.




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