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Re: [Healeys] Rear Shock Mounting Bolts

To: Harold Manifold <manifold@telus.net> suj8YDYOxkeQHGC3eVx9WaEGx/kkATckRea3K7FNn6Eqf0tK5BN7X/gRJcwq+CxLp7Ww522WdX6SVQ==
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rear Shock Mounting Bolts
From: Mark Fawcett <m.fawcett@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 20:14:19 -0700
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I just did this. I took a large flat head screw driver and wedged it
between the bolt head and the chassis to keep the bolt from turning when
tightening the nut.

Mark Fawcett

On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 7:01 PM Harold Manifold <manifold@telus.net> wrote:

> What is the secret to tightening the rear shock mounting bolts on an
> Armstrong lever arm shock absorber? After attacking the problem
> unsuccessfully with many different tools I ground one side of an
> inexpensive 9/16" socket until it would fit to hold the head of the bolt.
> Surely BMC had a better method.
>
>
>
> Harold
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I just did this. I took a large flat head screw driver and=
 wedged it between the bolt head and the chassis to keep the bolt from turn=
ing when tightening the nut.<div><br></div><div>Mark Fawcett</div></div><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, A=
ug 1, 2019 at 7:01 PM Harold Manifold &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:manifold@telus.=
net">manifold@telus.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,=
204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>



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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:10pt;font-family:Arial">What is the secret to tightening the=20
rear shock=C2=A0<span class=3D"gmail-m_8897572421373714733377415001-0208201=
9">mounting </span>bolts=C2=A0<span class=3D"gmail-m_8897572421373714733377=
415001-02082019">on </span>an Armstrong lever arm shock absorber? After=20
attacking the problem unsuccessfully with many different tools I ground one=
 side=20
of an inexpensive 9/16&quot; socket until it would fit to hold the head of =
the bolt.=20
Surely BMC had a better method.<u></u><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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e:10pt;font-family:Arial"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:10pt;font-family:Arial">Harold<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div>
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