Heard et al,
Don't believe that the pitman arms can be installed wrong as they are
tapered. Have to go with Bill here. They may look just fine but if the
steering levers are on the wrong sides then toe is dramatically affected.
Keith
> Alternatively it is easy during assembly to install the steering levers at
> the wheels (MOSS part #s 031-278 and 031-388) backward. If you do that
> things really go wacky.
>
> No questions will be entertained as to how I acquired this knowledge.
>
> As to the pitman arms Ken is right, the arms come forward from the
housings
> and (in football parlance) banana out. However, when the tie rod is
> installed they appear parallel.
>
> Have fun.
>
> Bill Lawrence
>
>
>
> On 1/3/05 7:45 PM, "KENNETH MASON" <meditionm@msn.com> wrote:
>
> > Heard
> > I wonder if your pitman arms might be backwards? The arms on the
steering box
> > and the idler are supposed to dogleg toward the outside of the car. If
they
> > angle toward the center that might explain the adjustment problem.
> > Ken Mason
> > BJ7 in work
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Heard<mailto:heard@datatrontech.net>
> > To: Healey List<mailto:healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
> > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 1:37 PM
> > Subject: Toe in question
> >
> >
> > Happy New Year Everyone!
> >
> >
> > I am trying to determine if I have something amiss with my front
> > suspension.
> > As some of you may know, my BT7 came 'pre-disassembled' (oh joy!) and I
> > have
> > been working on and off trying to get it back on its wheels. I thought
I
> > was done after chassis painting, new wiring, etc., etc. and was just
about
> > to set it back down when I noticed the toe-in was WAY off. With the car
on
> > jack stands, and the crossrod adjusted as short as possible, it appears
> > that
> > a quick measurement shows that I need about another INCH of toe-in.
> >
> > I have spent the better part of the last two weekends and consumed
> > considerable amounts of beer to make me think clearer, but I just can't
see
> > that there is anything in the front suspension that is assembled wrong.
I
> > have compared it with the Moss pics and the service manuals. And NO,
the
> > frame is not bent.nor the shock towers. Even more perplexing is that if
I
> > set the adjustment rod the way it was when it came off the car (when it
was
> > running back in 1987), I would need about 2-3 inches more toe-in.
> >
> > So my question is..Is it possible that putting the car down and loading
it
> > with the engine will make this much difference? Or will it make any
> > difference. I know the manual says to have the car 'laden'.
> >
> > If I have something wrong, I would like to correct it now. All ideas
and
> > pics accepted. Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Heard Saxon
> > Enterprise, FL
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