C'mon guys....if I saw a fellow judge trying to deduct a point because a
chip was found on an adjusting nut surface of a car being judged in a
Concours event, I would personally be inclined to cuff that judge up side of
the head for attempting to do so.
No wonder these preconceived ideas of "Concours" gives the whole thing such
a negative aura.
Or maybe that's one of the differences between a North American properly
sanctioned Concours judging and "others".
Rich Chrysler
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at
autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com
Sent: May-28-12 4:06 PM
To: jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net; Healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Adjusting tension steering box
John,
Sorry I have not mentioned, the car is going to become a Concours car and
only might be occasionally driven.
So it would hurt me to chip the paint.
Conclusion for me, I will leave it as it is and taste how it feels on the
road. With very low yearly mileages it would not cause a real damage.
Josef
Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Adjusting tension steering box
Unless you plan on trailering your car and not driving it then there is no
need to adjust the steering. However, it appears that you intend to drive it
which means you will periodically need to adjust the steering. With that in
mind, and not intending to have a concours car, I powder coated the steering
box (it could be painted) and zinc plated the filler and the adjusting nut
so I would not have to worry about chipping the paint when I adjusted the
box or when I fill it up.
Just a practical thought.
John
At 06:27 PM 5/28/2012 +0200, Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com wrote:
>David, John,
>Many thanks. The car is still with the wheels off the ground. The car
>is under restoration and I have just installed the steering and links.
>This little drag you mention, to my opinion it's a little too much on
>my car. I hesitate to loosen the adjuster screw again as all is painted
>and when doing it it breaks off the paintwork. What can happen when the
>drag is a little more than necessary. Does it destroy the peg or both
>worm
and peg?
>Thanks,
>Josef Eckert
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