[Healeys] Front shock mounting plate

[Peter Schauss]

Bruce,

Yes, but it may not help.  The springs sit on a plate which bolts to the
bottom of the A-arms.  You can remove the springs by constricting them with
a spring compressor and then unbolting the plate.  I don't think that you
can get at the captive nuts, however, without removing the mounting plate.

- Peter Schauss
1963 BJ7
1980 MGB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-
> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Healey Bruce
> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 10:15 PM
> To: Healey Mail Group
> Subject: [Healeys] Front shock mounting plate
> 
> While doing my annual routine maintenance, checking the front shock
> mounting
> bolts revealed the right front outboard bolt was a bit loose.
> Unfortunately, it would not tighten down.  In reading Tech Talk, it sounds
> like there is a captive nut welded to the mounting plate.  It does not
> feel
> stripped, but more like the nut is still relatively tight but turning.  It
> also appears that the spring needs to be removed to gain access to the
> underside of the mounting plate.  So, several questions:
> 
> 1.  Is there, in fact, a nut welded on the mounting plate?
> 2.  If so, can the spring be dropped without having to remove the lower
> A-arms?
> 3.  And if so, is it fairly straight forward to get up in there to reweld
> the nut, or is it more involved?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Bruce Steele
> 1960 BN7
> Brea, CA
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