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Re: Fulcrum Pins, Success!!

To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Fulcrum Pins, Success!!
From: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 06:33:23 -0500
Hey, Hey.   You are now a certified Healey surgeon.    One nice thing is 
that once this job is done and if maintained properly this will most likely 
never have to be done  again,  in your life time anyway.

Way to go Dr. Bouffard,     Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Gbouff1@aol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:48 PM
Subject: Fulcrum Pins, Success!!


> Thanks to all, for the suggestions.
>
> I ended up using s sawsall and removed one side in about an hour, I'll
> tackle the other side this weekend.  The rubber bushes were shot  from 
> being soaked
> in oil for the last few decades and definitely needed to  be replaced.
>
> As an added bonus, it appears that the front end received a rebuild of 
> sorts
> in the recent past.  There are at least new lower trunnions and  I cannot
> detect any play or unusual movement in the kingpins.  I'll know  more when 
> I'm
> able to disassemble the entire unit.  A very pleasent  surprise.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gary Bouffard
> 60 BN7
>
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