Bill,
Some of us know the answer already. :-)
Happy holidays!!
Tracy
WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:
>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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