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Re: [Healeys] BN1 rear springs

To: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>, healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN1 rear springs
From: "S.Carr via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 12:20:29 -0500
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Process is complicated by the fact that the chassis (w/fenders but no doors=
) is up on a rotisserie.  We may have to lower it onto a wheeled platform  =
on the floor, as it=E2=80=99s now far too high in the air to reach with jac=
ks=E2=80=A6.

Sarah Carr

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

From: Michael MacLean
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2020 11:19 AM
To: healeys; S.Carr
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN1 rear springs

Just did this not too long ago.=C2=A0 You need a floor jack, bottle jack an=
d a cargo strap.=C2=A0 Put the floor jack under the spring and axle and pla=
ce the floor jack under the spring with the u-bolt plate in place.=C2=A0 Wr=
ap the strap under the jack and over the axle and connect it to itself in a=
 tight loop.=C2=A0 All you need to do then is to pump up the bottle jack an=
d it lifts the spring right up to the axle.=C2=A0 Make sure the plate is po=
sitioned correctly so the peg on the bottom of the spring goes into the hol=
e in the u-bolt plate.=C2=A0 Also remember to position the strap so it is n=
ot in the way when you put the u-bolts in place.=C2=A0 Easy peasy.=C2=A0 Se=
e attached photos.
Mike MacLean

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ss=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>Process is complicated by the fact t=
hat the chassis (w/fenders but no doors) is up on a rotisserie.=C2=A0 We ma=
y have to lower it onto a wheeled platform=C2=A0 on the floor, as it=E2=80=
=99s now far too high in the air to reach with jacks=E2=80=A6.</p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Sarah Carr</p><p cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Sent from <a href=
=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986";>Mail</a> for Windows =
10</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div style=3D'mso-element:p=
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 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: <=
/b><a href=3D"mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net";>Michael MacLean</a><br><b>Sen=
t: </b>Saturday, November 14, 2020 11:19 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto=
:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:britfan1@epix.net";>=
S.Carr</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] BN1 rear springs</p></div><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span s=
tyle=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Just did this=
 not too long ago.&nbsp; You need a floor jack, bottle jack and a cargo str=
ap.&nbsp; Put the floor jack under the spring and axle and place the floor =
jack under the spring with the u-bolt plate in place.&nbsp; Wrap the strap =
under the jack and over the axle and connect it to itself in a tight loop.&=
nbsp; All you need to do then is to pump up the bottle jack and it lifts th=
e spring right up to the axle.&nbsp; Make sure the plate is positioned corr=
ectly so the peg on the bottom of the spring goes into the hole in the u-bo=
lt plate.&nbsp; Also remember to position the strap so it is not in the way=
 when you put the u-bolts in place.&nbsp; Easy peasy.&nbsp; See attached ph=
otos.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'=
font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Mike MacLean<o:p></o:=
p></span></p></div></body></html>=

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