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Re: [Healeys] Differential Installation

To: "'Michael MacLean'" <rrengineer.mike@att.net>, "'Healeys'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Differential Installation
From: "Patrick & Caroline Quinn" <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2019 13:19:40 +1000
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Hello

 

An interesting chore.

 

Plus at the same time as fitting the rear axle you need to install the Panh=
ard rod which I have found to be a real pain in the bum.

 

I became very friendly with both my trolley jack as well as a screw type bo=
ttle jack. Yes lift the individual springs up with a jack until you can sta=
rt the threads, but I wouldn=E2=80=99t do them up until the very end. It ma=
y help if the springs were not tightened completely. After both sides are d=
one up by just a few threads it=E2=80=99s time for the bottle jack to be us=
ed horizontally and braced up against a wall or some other immovable object=
 and using some blocks of wood. Gently push the whole rear axle from the pa=
ssenger side (for right hand drive cars) across until the Panhard rod goes =
into place. You may have to also loosen up the triangular plate that the ro=
d fits through. Be careful that you don=E2=80=99t push the whole rear of th=
e car off the stands so it might be useful to brace the chassis on the othe=
r side with more wood against another immovable object. After all that it=
=E2=80=99s a matter of tightening all the fasteners.

 

Worked for me and I was doing it myself.

 

Hoo Roo

 

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael =
MacLean
Sent: Thursday, 6 June 2019 12:30 PM
To: Healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Differential Installation

 

OK, so I am very familiar with Bugeyes.  It is no problem attaching the dif=
ferential to a quarter elliptical leaf spring.  Today I finished the instal=
lation of the leaf springs on my BN2 and with the help of my son we muscled=
 the differential (with the pumpkin) kind of in place above the two frame r=
ails.  Excuse my ignorance, but what is the procedure to bring the attachme=
nt point on the axle in contact with the center of the leaf spring?  As it =
sits right now I am having a tough time figuring this out.  Do I jack up th=
e center of the leaf spring with a jack until the u-bolt can get the nuts s=
tarted?  When I got this basket case, the rear end was held in with a come-=
a-long  and the leaf springs were gone, by just cutting them off with a tor=
ch.  No experience here guys.  Just a suggestion or two would be great.

Mike MacLean



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nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'f=
ont-size:11.0pt'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span styl=
e=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><sp=
an style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>An interesting chore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p=
 class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span=
></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Plus at the same=
 time as fitting the rear axle you need to install the Panhard rod which I =
have found to be a real pain in the bum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMs=
oNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>I became very friendly with=
 both my trolley jack as well as a screw type bottle jack. Yes lift the ind=
ividual springs up with a jack until you can start the threads, but I would=
n=E2=80=99t do them up until the very end. It may help if the springs were =
not tightened completely. After both sides are done up by just a few thread=
s it=E2=80=99s time for the bottle jack to be used horizontally and braced =
up against a wall or some other immovable object and using some blocks of w=
ood. Gently push the whole rear axle from the passenger side (for right han=
d drive cars) across until the Panhard rod goes into place. You may have to=
 also loosen up the triangular plate that the rod fits through. Be careful =
that you don=E2=80=99t push the whole rear of the car off the stands so it =
might be useful to brace the chassis on the other side with more wood again=
st another immovable object. After all that it=E2=80=99s a matter of tighte=
ning all the fasteners.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span sty=
le=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><s=
pan style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Worked for me and I was doing it myself.<o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:=
p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0=
pt'>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-s=
ize:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D=
'font-size:11.0pt'>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>=
<span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span=
></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p=
></span></p><div><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;p=
adding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US style=
=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><sp=
an lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"=
'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mich=
ael MacLean<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 6 June 2019 12:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> He=
aleys<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Differential Installation<o:p></o:p></sp=
an></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal>OK, so I am very familiar with Bugeyes.&nbsp; It is no pro=
blem attaching the differential to a quarter elliptical leaf spring.&nbsp; =
Today I finished the installation of the leaf springs on my BN2 and with th=
e help of my son we muscled the differential (with the pumpkin) kind of in =
place above the two frame rails.&nbsp; Excuse my ignorance, but what is the=
 procedure to bring the attachment point on the axle in contact with the ce=
nter of the leaf spring?&nbsp; As it sits right now I am having a tough tim=
e figuring this out.&nbsp; Do I jack up the center of the leaf spring with =
a jack until the u-bolt can get the nuts started?&nbsp; When I got this bas=
ket case, the rear end was held in with a come-a-long&nbsp; and the leaf sp=
rings were gone, by just cutting them off with a torch.&nbsp; No experience=
 here guys.&nbsp; Just a suggestion or two would be great.<o:p></o:p></p></=
div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Mike MacLean<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div>=
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